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Showing posts with label african americans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african americans. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Carte De Visite Portrait of a Group of Recently Freed African American Slaves at Cassina Point Plantation on Edisto Island in South Carolina During the American Civil War (1862)
Carte de visite portrait of a group of recently freed slaves on Cassina Point Plantation on Edisto Island in South Carolina during the American Civil War, 1862. By Henry P. Moore.
Source: Library of Congress.
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Portrait of a Group of Employees Including Bartenders and Dancers Posing in Front of Hovey’s Dance Hall in Clifton, Arizona Territory (1884)
Portrait of a group of employees including bartenders and dancers posing in front of Hovey’s Dance Hall in which they worked in Clifton, Arizona Territory, 1884. The dance hall's manager, Anton Mazzanovich, is posing next to a tree, second from right.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
More information at Arizona State Archives.
More information at Tucson.com.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Portrait of a Group of African American Men Posing in Front of a Store Possibly in Kentucky (1800′s)
Portrait of a group of African American men posing in front of a store possibly in Kentucky, c. 1800′s.
Source: University of Kentucky.
Monday, February 27, 2017
Animated Stereoview Portrait of a Group of African Americans Posing in Front of a House on a Plantation on Fort George Island, Florida (1800's)
Animated stereoview portrait of a group of African Americans posing in front of a house on a plantation on Fort George Island, Florida, c. 1800's.
Source: New York Public Library.
Friday, February 24, 2017
Animated Stereoview Portrait of a Group of Elderly African Americans Said to Have Been Once Owned as Slaves by George Washington (1800's)
Animated stereoview portrait of a group of elderly African Americans said to have been once owned as slaves by George Washington titled "Cooks, chambermaids, nurses and one hostler of Gen. Geo. Washington, found in and around St. Augustine, Florida." Possibly a spurious claim. There are also two younger African Americans and a white woman pictured.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Portrait of Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in Front of a Sutler Store Somewhere in Tennessee During the Civil War (1865)
Portrait of Union soldiers and civilians posing in front of a sutler store somewhere in Tennessee during the Civil War, c. 1865. Getty claims that the building is a quartermaster's storehouse of the 159th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
More information.
Friday, March 11, 2016
View of African American Civilians in Line to Receive Rations in a Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1865)
View of a street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1865. The crowd of people down the street are said to be African Americans civilians in line to receive rations. By Andrew Lytle. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
A Group of Children and Adults Posing in and Around an Ox-Drawn Cart in Summerville, South Carolina
A group of children and adults posing in and around an ox-drawn cart in Summerville, South Carolina. By George Barnard. Animated stereoview.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
A Group of Men Posing at the Entrance of the Mills House Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina (1860)
A group of men posing at the entrance of the Mills House Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, 1860. By Osborn and Durbec.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Two African American Reverends Posing With Abraham Lincoln’s Horse Named Old Robin in Front of Lincoln’s House in Springfield, Illinois, Shortly After Lincoln’s Assassination (1865)
Two African American reverends posing with Abraham Lincoln’s horse named Old Robin in front of Lincoln’s house in Springfield, Illinois, shortly after Lincoln’s assassination, c. 1865. By F.W. Ingmire.
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Two Unidentified African American Boys Sitting on a Barrel at a Plantation
Animated stereoscopic portrait of two unidentified African American boys sitting on a barrel at a plantation, c. 1860's. By Jerome Nelson Wilson.
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Monday, January 19, 2015
A Slave-Owning Family Posing in the Front Yard of Their House With at Least Three of Their Slaves Probably Visible Said to be Taken in Kentucky
A slave-owning family posing in the front yard of their house with at least three of their slaves probably visible said to be taken in Kentucky, c. 1850’s. From the book Slavery Times in Kentucky.
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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Southern Civilians With Their Slaves in Line to Receive Rations From the Union Army During the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina
"A bitter pill." Southern civilians with their slaves in line to receive rations from the Union Army during the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina. By Samuel Cooley. Animated stereoview.
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