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Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862

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Title
Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862
Names
Gibson, James F., b. 1828 (Photographer)
Collection

Military

Civil War, 1861-1865

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1862-05 (Inferred)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Topics
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Contraband of war
African Americans -- Virginia
Fugitive slaves -- United States
Soldiers -- United States
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Additional physical form: Image was originally produced as a stereoview.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Photo Order: 48627R
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 76122970-cad1-012f-2247-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1862: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/490e7650-cd0d-012f-8943-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/490e7650-cd0d-012f-8943-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1862). Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/490e7650-cd0d-012f-8943-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862