Title |
Shoe shiner envelope |
Date |
1861-1865 |
Physical description |
1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.) |
Notes |
Image: An African American man stands shoeless near a dresser polishing a pair of shoes. Massa Butler refers to Benjamin Butler,
who started the contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union
lines.
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Verse 241: By golly Massa Butler. I like dis better dan workin' in de field for ole Sesesh massa." |
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.5407.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector |
Identifier |
Caricatures - Blacks |
Accession number |
Envelope C-BL-59 |
Bibliographic citation |
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995). |