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A day's work ended

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Slavery

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Labor - Cotton industry

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A day's work ended

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Title
A day's work ended
Names
Morgan, Matthew Somerville, 1839-1890 (Illustrator)
Collection

Slavery

Labor - Cotton industry

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1887 (Inferred)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Slavery
Topics
Slavery -- United States
Enslaved persons -- Social conditions
Slave trade -- United States
Cotton textile industry
Slave labor
Genres
Reproductions
Illustrations
Notes
Citation/reference: Image originally published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1887.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16104370
Photo Order: 48587
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b53a6700-cab3-012f-d755-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1839: Creator Born
  • 1887: Issued
  • 1890: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "A day's work ended" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b95468e0-cd0d-012f-9c8f-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "A day's work ended" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b95468e0-cd0d-012f-9c8f-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1887). A day's work ended Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b95468e0-cd0d-012f-9c8f-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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A day's work ended