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Young Africa. [graphic] : Or the bone of contention.
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Title
Young Africa. [graphic] : Or the bone of contention.
Publisher
New York : Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, N.Y. manufacturer of photographic albums
Publisher
N.Y. New York. 1862
Date
1862
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 10 x 7 cm (4 x 2.5 in.) (carte de visite format)
Description
Bust-length portrait of an African American toddler, attired in a plaid top, as a representation of slavery and the cause of the Civil War.
Notes
Title from item.
Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by E. Anthony, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the So. District of New-York.
Publisher's imprint printed on verso. Includes image of publisher's building facade engraved by Snyder, Black & Sturn N.Y.
Distributor's label pasted on verso: McAllister & Brother 728 Chestnut Street Philadelphia.
Gift of David Long.
Duplicate of carte-de-visite in a McAllister Scrapbook.
See related carte de visite "Young Africa" (cdv - Misc. - Civil War Caricatures (5780.F.52e)]
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject
African American infants.
Slavery -- United States.
Geographic subject
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - photographer - Anthony [P.2002.5]
Accession number
P.2002.5
p-2002-5
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African American History Photographs
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