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Gordonsville, Virginia -- "the Negroes, who swarm day and night like bees about the trains"

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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African-American Life -- 1870s

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Gordonsville, Virginia -- "the Negroes, who swarm day and night like bees about the trains"

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Title
Gordonsville, Virginia -- "the Negroes, who swarm day and night like bees about the trains"
Names
Sheppard, William Ludwell, 1833-1912 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American Life -- 1870s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1875
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-187
Topics
African Americans -- 1870-1879
Peddlers -- Virginia -- Gordonsville -- 1870-1879
Railroads -- Virginia -- Gordonsville -- 1870-1879
Railroad stations
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Coffee and fried chicken sold to passengers at station.
Source note: The great South : a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas etc. (Hartford, Connecticut : American Publishing Co., 1875) King, Edward (1848-1896), Author. Champney, James Wells (1843-1903), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 25 x 17 cm. (10 x 6 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17164846
Barcode: 33333159332473
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 12ee8e50-c52f-012f-3fcf-58d385a7bc34
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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

  • 1833: Creator Born
  • 1875: Issued
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gordonsville, Virginia -- "the Negroes, who swarm day and night like bees about the trains"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-400b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gordonsville, Virginia -- "the Negroes, who swarm day and night like bees about the trains"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-400b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1875). Gordonsville, Virginia -- "the Negroes, who swarm day and night like bees about the trains" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-400b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Gordonsville, Virginia -- "the Negroes, who swarm day and night like bees about the trains"