Details
Creator Watson, A., photographer.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title [African American waiters in the large dining room, Great Central Fair of 1864, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1864
Date [1864]
Physical Description 1 photograph : albumen ; sheet 8 x 6 cm (3 x 2.25 in.)
Description Depicts the African American men waiters posed amongst the dining room tables of the patriotically decorated dining room of the Fair's restaurant department. The waiters, attired in white collared shirts, bowties, white or black jackets, and pants, stand around and in between the tableclothed dining tables facing the viewer. American flags decorate the wall in the background and hang on the pillars. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair of June 1864, displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the soldier relief organization, the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
Notes Unmounted carte-de-visite photograph.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from content.
Probably by Philadelphia photographer A. Watson.
Originally part of McAllister scrapbook on the Sanitary Commission. 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 Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Dining rooms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Dining tables.
Flags -- American.
Waiters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects.
Genre Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - Watson - Great Central Fair [5781.F.156g]
Accession number 5781.F.156g