| Creator |
Watson, A., photographer. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
[African American waiters in the large dining room, Great Central Fair of 1864, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1864 |
| Date |
[1864] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 10 x 7 cm.(4 x 2.5 in.) (carte de visite format) |
| Description |
Depicts the African American men waiters posed among and seated at the dining room tables of the patriotically decorated dining
room of the Fair's restaurant department. The waiters, attired in white collared shirts, bowties, white jackets, and pants,
sit at the tableclothed dining tables and look at the viewer. Nine waiters, attired in white collared shirts, black bowties,
black jackets, and pants, stand in a line in the middle of the room facing the viewer. American flags decorate the wall in
the background and hang on the pillars. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair of June 1864, displayed art, craft, and historical
exhibits to benefit the soldier relief organization, the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
|
Probably by Philadelphia photographer A. Watson. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook on the Sanitary Commission. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
|
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 |
Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Dining rooms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Dining tables. |
|
Flags -- American. |
|
Waiters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - Watson - Great Central Fair [5781.F.165f] |
| Accession number |
5781.F.165f |
