| Creator |
Currier & Ives. |
| Contributor |
Diehl, John H., donor. |
|
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918, donor. |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Phillips, Henry, 1838-1895, donor. |
| Title |
The colored volunteer [graphic] : Marching into Dixie. |
| Publisher |
New York : Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St |
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1863 |
| Date |
[1863] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 44 x 32 cm (17 x 12.25 in.) |
| Description |
Portrait of an African American man Union soldier, attired in a uniform, a "U.S." belt buckle, and a cap. He holds his rifle
over his right shoulder and carries a sleeping mat on his back.
|
| Is referenced by |
Conningham, Currier & Ives Prints: An Illustrated check list, 1208. |
| Notes |
Inscribed under title: 843. |
|
Title from item. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister, Hart, Phillips Civil War scrapbook. 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 |
African American men. |
|
African American soldiers. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1860-1870. |
|
Portraits -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
Diehl, John H., donor. |
|
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918, donor. |
|
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Phillips, Henry, 1838-1895, donor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *GC-Civil War-Soldiers [(9)1540.F] |
| Accession number |
(9)1540.F |
