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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06438 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Photographs of the Civil War |
| Title | Rebecca, An emancipated slave from New Orleans [carte de visite] |
| Date | 1863 |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Proceeds from photograph sales go to the "Education of Colored people in the Dept. of the Gulf, now under the command of Major General [Nathaniel] Banks." Photo by Kimball, New Orleans. Depicts a very light-skinned former slave, with straight hair curled into fashionable spirals. She wears a child's day dress with dark trim. |
| Subjects | Slave Life African American History Slavery Children and Family Women's History Education Freemen Civil War Photography Emancipation Abolition Union Forces |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Women in American History |
| 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 |