The contraband
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812723
Item data
Title
The contraband
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American Life -- 1860s
Names
Wood, F. W. (Artist)
Rockwood, George Gardner, 1832-1911 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1867-05-04
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-186
Subjects
African Americans -- 1860-1869
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- Men -- 1860-1869
Genres
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Photographed by Rockwood, 839 Broadway, from F.W. Wood's picture."
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 ; 16 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17164845
Barcode: 33333159332093
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 03a59e10-c52f-012f-a205-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1867-05-04
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The contraband" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03a59e10-c52f-012f-a205-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1867). The contraband Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03a59e10-c52f-012f-a205-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The contraband" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03a59e10-c52f-012f-a205-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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