Title |
Dis chile's contraban |
Date |
1861-1865 |
Physical description |
1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.) |
Notes |
Image: Racist caricature showing an African American man smoking and dancing in celebration. Refers to the U.S. policy that
declared fugitive slaves as contraband of war.
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|
Verse 502: Dis chile's contraban' |
Genre |
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870 |
Coverage |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
Is part of |
Civil War Envelope Collection |
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Civil War Envelope Collection |
Has format |
TMP.objres.5379.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector |
Identifier |
Caricatures - Blacks |
Accession number |
Envelope C-BL-24 |
Bibliographic citation |
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995). |