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Title: [African American couple leaving infant at orphanage.]
Image ID: 812534
Image ID 812534
Creators: Smith,
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 15 x 11 cm. (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Poor Persons -- United States
Mothers & Children -- United States
African Americans
Illustrations
Periodical Illustrations
Infants -- United States
Orphanages -- United States
Spouses -- United States
Notes: Printed on border: "Mrs. Ruffins--'Me an' my husban's too pore t' tek care ob de chile, so we's 'bleeged t' fetch it heah.' Superintendent--'All right; I'll keep it dark.' " Written on border: "Oct. 19, 1889."
Date Published: 1889
Barcode Number: 33333159329933
Struc ID: 585028
Source: Judge.   View All images from Source
In Folder: African-American illustrations   View All images from Folder

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