| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
[Building of the Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Troops, 1210 Chestnut Street, Nov. 1864] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1864 |
| Date |
[1864] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen ; sheet 28 x 24 cm (11 x 9.5 in.) |
| Description |
View of the Philadelphia building decorated in celebration of the military progress of African American troops and the abolition
of slavery in Maryland on Nov. 1, 1864. A gaslight sign on top of the building declares, "God Save the Republic." A large
transparency of vignettes with mottoes and quotes supporting emancipation covers the front of the building including a representation
of the symbolic Federal Arch, a battle scene with African American soldiers, an auction of enslaved people, and an African
American mother sending her child to school. The bottom of the transparency announces, "Emancipation Proclaimed," and contains
portraits of President Lincoln, Vice-President Johnson, and prominent abolitionists, as well as words of appreciation for
prominent Union Generals including Grant. A sign for the "Free Military School" to train commanders of "Colored Troops" is
visible in the doorway.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
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Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's, Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia. (New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1980),
plate 176.
|
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LCP holds related broadside: "Emancipation in Maryland" (#Am 1864 Phi Sup (6)5777.F.40b). |
|
McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
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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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Portraits. |
|
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Portraits. |
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Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
|
African American children -- Education. |
|
African American men. |
|
African American soldiers. |
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African American women. |
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Campaigns & battles -- United States. |
|
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Maryland. |
|
Enslaved people -- United States. |
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Afro-American soldiers -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns & battles. |
|
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
|
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1210. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photos - unidentified - Events [(6)5777.F.40a] |
| Accession number |
(6)5777.F.40a |
