| Title |
"Contra-Band" envelope |
| Publisher |
S.C. Upham. |
| Date |
1861-1865 |
| Physical description |
2 envelopes; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.) |
| Notes |
Image: A freed African American family plays instruments. The father and mother are seated on the ground and play the tamborine
and banjo, respectively, and the child stands and plays unidentifiable instruments in the middle. Refers to the contraband
policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines.
|
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Verse 1426: Music by the "Contra-band". |
| Genre |
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870 |
| Coverage |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Is part of |
Civil War Envelope Collection |
|
Civil War Envelope Collection |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.5376.jpg |
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TMP.objres.5377.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector |
| Identifier |
Caricatures - Blacks |
| Accession number |
Envelope C-BL-21, C-BL-21varianta |
| Bibliographic citation |
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995). |
