Isaac and Rosa, slave children from New Orleans / photographed by Kimball, 477 Broadway, N.Y.

Photograph shows a three-quarter-length portrait of Isaac White (1854?-1927) and Rosina "Rosa" Downs standing arm-in-arm, facing front.

The words "Isaac" and "slave children" printed on the mount are obscured by tape.

"Ent'd, accord'g to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by Geo. H. Hanks, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. for the S. Dis. of N.Y." printed on back of the mount.

"The nett [sic] proceeds from the sale of these photographs will be devoted excusively to the education of colored people in the Department of the Gulf, now under the command of Major General Banks" printed on back of the mount.

"GDL086" and "CDV430" written in pencil on back of the mount.

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV102; slave children.

Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.185)

african americans children freedmen louisiana new orleans girls boys albumen prints cartes de visite group portraits portrait photographs new orleans la isaac rosa slave slave children kimball broadway 1863 three quarter length portrait medium full shot broadway new york ny images black history month black history month 19th century lot 14022 gladstone collection of african american photographs m h kimball photo print ultra high resolution high resolution american civil war civil war library of congress facing front portrait

01/01/1863

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