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Title
The Bird of Freedom and the Black Bird
Names
Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American Cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1863-01-24
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-Car
Topics
African Americans
African Americans -- Civil rights -- 1860-1869
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Birds -- United States -- 1860-1869
Eagles -- United States -- 1860-1869
Shaking hands
Genres
Cartoons (Commentary)
Notes
Content: Printed on image: "A happy New Year to you."
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 12 x 12 cm. (4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17625804
Barcode: 33333159328737
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a4c7c470-c52e-012f-f566-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1828: Creator Born
  • 1863: Issued
  • 1888: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Bird of Freedom and the Black Bird" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1863-01-24. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fbb5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Bird of Freedom and the Black Bird" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fbb5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1863-01-24). The Bird of Freedom and the Black Bird Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fbb5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The Bird of Freedom and the Black Bird