A group of "contrabands"
Item Information
- Title:
- A group of "contrabands"
- Title (alt.):
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Bermuda Hundred, Va. 1864. Negro teamsters near the signal tower
- Description:
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From "War Memories" catalog: The negroes who ran away from slavery and came into the Union lines, were employed by the government as teamsters, laborers, &c. They were happy good-natured fellows, and made lots of fun for the soldiers. This is a characteristic group of the "contrabands," as they were called, standing in front of their rough-built shanty to have their picture taken.
- Date:
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[ca. 1861–1865]
- Format:
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Photographs
- Genre:
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Albumen prints
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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American Civil War 20th Massachusetts Regiment
- Series:
- War Memories: The War for the Union, 1861-1865
- Subjects:
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Fugitive slaves
Freedmen
Teamsters
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Places:
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Virginia > Chesterfield (county) > Bermuda Hundred (transport point)
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : albumen print ; sheet 9 x 9 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/1g05m6001
- Terms of Use:
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No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Notes:
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Title from "War Memories" catalog.
Alternative title from Milhollen and Mugridge.
"War Memories" catalog number: 2594
Milhollen and Mugridge number: 328
Handwritten on item back: 196
- Notes (date):
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Date supplied by cataloger.
- Notes (citation):
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"War memories, the war for the Union 1861-1865 : catalogue of original photographic war views : photographic history of the war for the Union." Taylor & Huntington, 1890, Hartford, Conn.
Milhollen, Hirst D. and Mugridge, Donald H. "Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 : a catalog of copy negatives made from originals selected from the Mathew B. Brady Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress." Library of Congress, 1961, Washington.
- Identifier:
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23_05_000340
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