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ca. 1865
Library and Archives: Cartes-de-Visite: Personal: Unidentified Photographers
GUSN-189450
This carte-de-visite contains harmful imagery and employs racist stereotypes.
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A boy marches with a broom under his arm.
racial discrimination
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
photographs
Project number HNE0106
1 carte-de-visite
PC008
Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899
PC008.TMP.004
3 8/16 x 2 3/16 (HxW)(inches)
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 (Artist)
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
photographs
Civil War
African American boys
Black People
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Soldier
Included in the Boston African Americana Project.
Item
Library and Archives: Cartes-de-Visite: Personal: Unidentified Photographers
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