One Thousand Contrabands Building a Levee on the Mississippi River
Title
One Thousand Contrabands Building a Levee on the Mississippi River
Abstract
Large and interesting scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 5/9/1863.
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.
Subject
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.
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
13 x 19.25 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
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
Citation
Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, “One Thousand Contrabands Building a Levee on the Mississippi River,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 24, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2652.