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Title
Rebecca, An Emancipated Slave from New Orleans
Additional title: Propaganda portrait of Rebecca, An Emancipated Slave from New Orleans, kneeling in prayer
Names
Kimball, M. H., active 1863-1865 (Photographer)
Collection

Cartes-de-visite collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1863
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
African Americans
Propaganda
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation
African Americans -- Women
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Children
Genres
Cartes de visite
Photographs
Notes
Content: Images of African Americans in the 19th Century
Physical Description
Extent: 10 x 6 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c8d687f0-c6ca-012f-e6ad-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1863: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Rebecca, An Emancipated Slave from New Orleans" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1863. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-cdd2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Rebecca, An Emancipated Slave from New Orleans" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-cdd2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1863). Rebecca, An Emancipated Slave from New Orleans Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-cdd2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Rebecca, An Emancipated Slave from New Orleans