Historical Photograph: Culpeper, Va. "Contrabands"
Subject
Contrabands
Title
Historical Photograph: Culpeper, Va. "Contrabands"
Date
1863
Type
Historical Photograph
Description
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The Library of Congress features a historical photo, by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan, of two Black men sitting in front of a tent in Culpeper, Virginia. The source indicates that the men were "contrabands" - formerly enslaved people who escaped to Union lines -. Seemingly discarded items can be seen on the ground outside of the tent.
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The Library of Congress features a historical photo, by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan, of two Black men sitting in front of a tent in Culpeper, Virginia. The source indicates that the men were "contrabands" - formerly enslaved people who escaped to Union lines -. Seemingly discarded items can be seen on the ground outside of the tent.
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Publisher
Library of Congress
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“Historical Photograph: Culpeper, Va. "Contrabands",” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 5, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/919.