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Work'S Over" : Scenes Among The Beaufort Contrabands

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Clockwise from upper-left: "Aunt Chloe's quarters ; Uncle Tom ; Work done and paid for ; Work's over ; Landing ; Quartermaster's boat ; Want to buy?" Printed on border: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1861, by Harper & Brothers, in the clerk's office of the district court for the southern district of New York." "Sketched by our special artist.--(see page 805.)." Written on border: "Dec. 21, 1861.

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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. Domestic Life
  3. Fugitive Slaves
  4. Laundry
  5. Rowboats
  6. Slaver
  7. Social Life
  8. Uncle Tom (Fictitious Character)
  9. United States

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