• A brightly lit hallway lined with red numbered mailboxes or storage lockers on both sides. The walls, drawers, and lighting fixtures are all red, creating a striking monochromatic design. The polished floor reflects the light, and a white desk is visible on the left side near the entrance.

Frederick Douglass and Ten Scottish Worthies

Recent research has suggested that Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was the most photographed American of the nineteenth century.  The former slave who became a leading intellectual and civil rights campaigner of his age, was captured on camera more times than George…