Solution of the labor question in the South
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Item data
Title
Solution of the labor question in the South
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1865
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1865
Date Issued: 1865-12-02
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1865
Subjects
United States -- 1865
Men, White -- Southern States -- 1865
Abolition movement -- Southern States -- 1865
Agricultural machinery & implements -- Southern States -- 1865
Children and adults -- Southern States -- 1865
Freed persons -- Southern States -- 1865
Leisure -- Southern States -- 1865
Genres
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Ex-slaves. 'Why, Mater, we's gwine to draw.' 'Draw what?' 'Draw rations, Sir.' ; Inquirint strager. 'Well, now the war is over, what are you people going to do for a living?' ; Ex-dominant race. 'I reckon we'll run--' 'Run! After what?' 'O! we'll run for offices of some sort -- Congress, Legislature, Constable, or Notary Public, or anything!"
Source Note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 25 x 36 cm. (9 3/4 x 14 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613372
Barcode: 33333159324777
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 10660cd0-c533-012f-4d8b-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1865-12-02
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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. "Solution of the labor question in the South" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10660cd0-c533-012f-4d8b-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1865). Solution of the labor question in the South Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10660cd0-c533-012f-4d8b-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Solution of the labor question in the South" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10660cd0-c533-012f-4d8b-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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