Albumen Photograph Given to Mary O. Davis

by Walt Whitman

$6,500 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books

Signed

Walt Whitman Albumen Photograph by Napoleon Sarony given to his caregiver and house mate Mary O. Davis. Signed by Davis. To call Mary O. Davis, Walt Whitman’s housekeeper is akin to calling a parent its child’s babysitter. Perhaps history has undermined Ms. Davis’ role simply because the English language lacks the proper word to describe their relationship. Nurse? Roommate? Modern-Family? Rather than finding a catchall word, let’s

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