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On the Mississippi, at Fort Jackson

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Printed on border: "Sketched by our special artist." " 'I'se had my freedum sin' sixty-fo', an' ain't bin in de penitentium yit.
Format:
Wood Engravings
Created Date:
1871 05 27
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Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection

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Art and Picture Collection. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. American
  3. Clothing & Dress
  4. Conversation
  5. Fort Jackson
  6. Louisiana
  7. Men
  8. Military Personnel
  9. Mississippi River
  10. Piers & Wharves
  11. Social Life

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