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One Thousand Contrabands Building a Levee on the Mississippi River Item Info
- Abstract:
- Large and interesting scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 5/9/1863.
- Title:
- One Thousand Contrabands Building a Levee on the Mississippi River
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- March 13, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "One thousand contrabands under the direction of Capt. Hodge of Gen. Augur's staff including 150 women constructing an immense levee on the plantation of G.A. Hall below Baton Rouge, the scene of the great crevasses in the spring of 1857 & 1861. Baton Rouge, with the Navy preparing for the attack on Port Hudson, in the background // Union Flotilla // State House // State deaf and dumb Asylum // shell.";Verso: No text.
- Subjects:
- Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Mississippi River Freedmen--Louisiana African Americans--History--1863-1877 African American women--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Two pieces glued together; vertical folds; ripping along right and bottom margin; uneven paper at lower margin; glue stains at upper corners; damage along central fold.
- Place:
- Mississippi River Louisiana--East Baton Rouge parish--Baton Rouge
- Medium:
- Graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 19.25 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 38.3224293, -92.1632633
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-LA-3/13/63 (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4893
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-LA-3/13/63
- Collection:
- African-Americans
- Tags:
- Panorama Wheelbarrow
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "One Thousand Contrabands Building a Levee on the Mississippi River", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2652.html