Racist photograph showing a seated African American man, attired in a gorilla mask, a coat, striped, patterned pants, socks, and shoes, facing right. Also included in the image is a patterned, tile floor., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date inferred from content., During the Civil War, the U.S government declared African American freedom seekers as "contraband of war.", Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Created postfreeze., 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.
Date
[ca. 1863]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.51j]
