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Negro life in the south.

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Image ID

832893


Item data

Title

Negro life in the south.

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Music -- Regional -- American

Names

Sheppard, William Ludwell, 1833-1912 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1872-05-18

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC MUSIC-Reg-Am

Subjects

Music -- United States
Americans -- Music
Fiddlers
African Americans -- Social life -- 1870-1879
violins -- 1870-1879
African Americans -- Domestic life -- 1870-1879
Log cabins
Country life

Genres

Genre Prints

Notes

Source Note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 23.4 x 17.1 cm.
Upper right corner torn.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17931238
Barcode: 33333159450515
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ab54f730-c558-012f-46ca-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1872-05-18

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Negro life in the south." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab54f730-c558-012f-46ca-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1872). Negro life in the south. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab54f730-c558-012f-46ca-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Negro life in the south." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab54f730-c558-012f-46ca-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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