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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06445 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Photographs of the Civil War |
| Title | Redeemed slave child baptized by Henry Ward Beecher [carte de visite] |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Black, J.W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Depicts Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence "redeemed in Virginia by Catherine S. Lawrence; baptized in Brooklyn by Henry Ward Beecher..." Full-length standing portrait. Shows Fanny standing with her hands on hips, wearing a day dress, cape and hat. Her hair is fashionably curled. Published by J.W. Black, Boston. |
| Subjects | Civil War Abolition African American History Slavery Women's History Emancipation |
| People | Lawrence, Fannie (fl. 1863) Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-1887) Black, J.W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Boston |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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 |