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Title: "Work's over" : scenes among the Beaufort contrabands.
Image ID: 812749
Image ID 812749
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 30 x 24 cm. (11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: African Americans -- Social Life -- 1860-1869
Periodical Illustrations
African Americans -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- Domestic Life -- 1860-1869
Uncle Tom (Fictitious Character) -- 1860-1869
Fugitive Slaves -- United States -- 1860-1869
Laundry -- United States -- 1860-1869
Rowboats -- United States -- 1860-1869
Notes: Clockwise from upper-left: "Aunt Chloe's quarters ; Uncle Tom ; Work done and paid for ; Work's over ; Landing ; Quartermaster's boat ; Want to buy?" Printed on border: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1861, by Harper & Brothers, in the clerk's office of the district court for the southern district of New York." "Sketched by our special artist.--(see page 805.)." Written on border: "Dec. 21, 1861."
Date Published: 1861
Barcode Number: 33333159332358
Struc ID: 584412
Source: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization.   View All images from Source
In Folder: African-American life -- 1860s   View All images from Folder

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