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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05111.01.0925 |
| From Archive Folder | Selection of Civil War Era Photographs |
| Title | "Arrival of first negroes in the lines." |
| Date | ca. 1861-1865 |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Image of fifteen blacks arriving in a covered wagon at a Union Army Camp. Only one of the men in the group is uniformed, and a second soldier is evident, albeit blurred, on a horse to the rear of the wagon. Inscription on verso: "Arrival of first negroes in the lines." Numeric notation on verso: "84." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces African American Troops African American History Contrabands Military Camp Slavery |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |