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A profile of a heavy African American man Silver met on the lift to Algiers; and a man with a red nose trying to sell Silver a ticket to the circus for twenty-five cents

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Silver, James

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J[ames] Silver ALS to Mother, Father, and sister (and others), February 21, 1872. New Orleans, [La.], page 4. From a collection of 12 letters, each several pages long, that Silver composed during his 1872 visit to New Orleans, Louisiana. He recounted his journey from New York to Louisiana, as well as his time spent in and around New Orleans. Silver included 39 ink sketches of people and scenery throughout his letters.
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  1. African American Men
  2. African Americans
  3. Algiers (New Orleans, La.)
  4. Hats
  5. History
  6. Louisiana
  7. Manuscripts Shelf
  8. Men
  9. Mississippi River
  10. New Orleans
  11. New Orleans (La.)
  12. Noses
  13. Overweight Men
  14. Overweight Persons
  15. Paddle Steamers
  16. Paddle Wheels
  17. Passengers
  18. Portraits
  19. Selling
  20. Sketches
  21. Smoking
  22. Top Hats
  23. United States

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