The little pink finger and the huge black index came to a full stop under this commandment
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Item data
Title
The little pink finger and the huge black index came to a full stop under this commandment
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American Life -- 1870s
Names
Juengling, Frederick, 1846-1889 (Wood-engraver)
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1878-07
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-187
Subjects
Children -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1870-1879
Girls -- United States -- 1870-1879
African Americans -- Social life -- 1870-1879
African Americans -- Men -- 1870-1879
Older people -- Men -- United States -- 1870-1879
African Americans -- 1870-1879
Reading -- United States -- 1870-1879
Genres
Notes
Source Note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 13 x 12 cm. (5 x 4 3/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17164846
Barcode: 33333159332788
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 14b41220-c52f-012f-c05f-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1878-07
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The little pink finger and the huge black index came to a full stop under this commandment" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14b41220-c52f-012f-c05f-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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