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African American man walking through the snow in the North ; African American and white man smoking in the South, United States, 1860

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Image ID

812611


Item data

Title

African American man walking through the snow in the North ; African American and white man smoking in the South, United States, 1860

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American History -- 1860s

Names

Mullen, C. (Artist)
Morton, H. Q. (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1861

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-H-186

Subjects

Walking
African Americans -- History -- 1860-1869
Men, White -- 1860-1869
Fishing -- 1860-1869
Smoking -- 1860-1869
Snow -- 1860-1869

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Written on border: "Jan. 26, 1861" Printed on border: "(North.) -- Fish out of water ; (South.) -- Uncle Clem. 'Say, Massa Jim, is I wan of them unfortunate Niggers as you was reading about?' Young Gentleman. 'Yes, Uncle Clem, you are one of them.' Uncle Clem. 'Well, it's a great pity about me. -- I'se berry badly off. I is.' "
Source Note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 17 x 24 cm. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17149519
Barcode: 33333159330980
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bd761280-c52e-012f-8b12-58d385a7bc34

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

1861

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "African American man walking through the snow in the North ; African American and white man smoking in the South, United States, 1860" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd761280-c52e-012f-8b12-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1861). African American man walking through the snow in the North ; African American and white man smoking in the South, United States, 1860 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd761280-c52e-012f-8b12-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "African American man walking through the snow in the North ; African American and white man smoking in the South, United States, 1860" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd761280-c52e-012f-8b12-58d385a7bc34

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