Parker, Edmund, 1827-1898
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1827 - 1898
Biography
Edmund Parker came to Mount Vernon in 1841, as one of the enslaved people owned by John Augustine Washington III. Parker was married to Susan, an enslaved woman, also owned by Washington III. During the Civil War, Edmund Parker ran away from Mount Vernon, seeking refuge in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., where he cooked for Union troops. In subsequent years he lived as a free man with his family in Alexandria and Pennsylvania, before settling in Washington. Parker eventually worked as the watchman at Washington’s tomb.
Places
- Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) (Other)
Topics
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
702. Mt. Vernon, Va. Gen. Washington Tomb., 1898
Item — Box HPC - Stereorgraphs - Box 2: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-15 ; St-3036
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Copyright: 1898
Mount Vernon Estate, Tomb, November 23, 1895
Item — Box 14: Series HPC - Box 14
Identifier: RP-1775 ; Photo-6238
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
November 23, 1895
Mount Vernon Estate, Tomb, circa 1894
Item — Box 14: Series HPC - Box 14
Identifier: R-324 ; PG-1146f
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
circa 1894
Mount Vernon Estate, Tomb, Undated, Date of gift - December 7, 1995
Item — Box 15: Series HPC - Box 15; Series HPC - Box 31
Identifier: RP-610 ; Photo-4243
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Undated; Other: Date of gift - December 7, 1995
Mt. Vernon. Va. Gen. Washington's Tomb. , 1898
Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 205
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
Copyright: 1898
Set of five ink drawings by Lucretia Dodge and Anna Dodge, 1894
Item — Box 6 - oversized: Series HPC - Oversized Material
Identifier: 2021-VR-019.001-.005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1894
Washington's Tomb. Mount Vernon., 1895
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 2: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: R-380 ; PG-1224
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1895
Washington's Tomb. Mount Vernon., 1895
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 2: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: RP-98 ; PG-5056
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1895
Washington's Tomb. Mount Vernon., 1895
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 2: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: R-350 ; PG-1224
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1895
Washington's Tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Item — Box HPC - Stereorgraphs - Box 2: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-22 ; St-3053
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1850-2010
- The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
- 3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
- Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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