Echoes of old plantation melodies
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812829
Item data
Title
Echoes of old plantation melodies
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American Life -- 1880s
Names
Sheppard, William Ludwell, 1833-1912 (Artist)
Staudenbaur, R. (engraver, active 19th century) (Wood engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1884-01-05
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-188
Subjects
African Americans -- Social life -- 1880-1889
African Americans -- 1880-1889
African Americans -- Domestic life -- 1880-1889
Banjos -- 1880-1889
Freed persons -- United States -- 1880-1889
Singing -- United States -- 1880-1889
Genres
Notes
Content: Printed on image: "JW des."
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 ; 24 x 34 cm. (9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17164850
Barcode: 33333159333141
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 274e9610-c52f-012f-d8a6-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1884-01-05
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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. "Echoes of old plantation melodies" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/274e9610-c52f-012f-d8a6-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1884). Echoes of old plantation melodies Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/274e9610-c52f-012f-d8a6-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Echoes of old plantation melodies" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/274e9610-c52f-012f-d8a6-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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