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Title
Levee Loungers
Additional title: Group of African Americans on the levee
Names
Wilson, Edward L. (Photographer)
Centennial Photographic Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Stereograph collection

United States

Portraits

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
Slavery -- United States
African Americans -- Employment
Levees -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 1880-1889
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Images of African Americans in the 19th Century
Ownership: SC-CN-87-0083
Ownership: SC-CN-99-183
Physical Description
Stereographs
Extent: Photographic prints; 3 x 6 in. or larger on 3.5 x 7 in. mount
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 95043870-c5ec-012f-29b7-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1884: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Levee Loungers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-796c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Levee Loungers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-796c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1884). Levee Loungers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-796c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Levee Loungers