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The contraband

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Image ID

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

Prints

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

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1867-05-04

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MLA format

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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