1. Creator/Author:
  2. Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome, 1863-1930 (4)

Lincoln and the Contrabands

Creator:
Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome, 1863-1930
Publisher:
International Art Publishing Company
Collection:
Jean Zurow Lincoln Postcard Collection
Location:
New York, New York
Date of Original:
1908
Description:
Horizontal, 5.5 x 3.5 inches; reproduction of painting by J.L.G. Ferris; Lincoln talking to contraband woman holding child with another child behind her, other contrabands gathered on the right with Union soldier holding them back, two white women behind Lincoln, White House in background
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Postcard
Item ID:
ZPC-421
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
ZPC-421
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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