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New Year's contraband ball at Vicksburg, Miss., during the siege

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Title
New Year's contraband ball at Vicksburg, Miss., during the siege
Names
Schell, Frederic B. (Illustrator)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American Life -- 1860s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-186
Topics
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
African Americans -- Social life -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- 1860-1869
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863
Balls (Parties) -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg -- 1860-1869
Dance -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg -- 1860-1869
Slaves -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg -- 1860-1869
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: "From a sketch by F.B. Schell."--printed on border.
Source note: The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldiers as displayed on the battle field. (New York : Stanley Bradley, 1893) Leslie, Frank (1821-1880), Author.
Physical Description
Line photoengravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 25 x 36 cm. (9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17164845
Barcode: 33333159332374
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 08f02090-c52f-012f-6c41-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1893: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "New Year's contraband ball at Vicksburg, Miss., during the siege" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee38-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "New Year's contraband ball at Vicksburg, Miss., during the siege" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee38-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1893). New Year's contraband ball at Vicksburg, Miss., during the siege Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee38-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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New Year's contraband ball at Vicksburg, Miss., during the siege