Title	Portrait of Willis R. Revels
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	P0491_REVELS
Description	Rev. W.R. Revels, M.D., is shown wearing a three-piece vested suit and seated next to a small table. His left hand, holding what appears to be a Bible, is resting on the table.
Subject	Physicians Clergy Clothing & dress African Americans United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Civic leaders, African American Portrait photographs
Date	Circa 1880
Time Period	1880s (1880-1889)
Geographic Location	Indiana
Source Collection Name	Willis Revels Portrait, ca. 1880
Source Collection Number	P0491
Digital Collection Name	Assorted Images from IHS Collections
Digital Collection Number	V0002
Format of Original	Sepia-toned photograph, 9 X 7 ½ inches
Digital Format	JP2000
Notes	Revels is listed in the U.S. IRS Tax Assessment List, 1862-1918 as a property owner and physician in 1862. He was pastor of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Indianapolis and served as an advocate for the 28th United States Colored Troops regiment formed in Indiana during 1863.
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2008 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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