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File Details: AKVWm, 1400 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 48.7 Mb
| Credit: | unknown photographer |
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| Date: | 1864 |
| Negative Size: | stereo |
| Equipment: | bucket (wood) |
| Locations & Lines: | Bermuda Hundred VA; Trent’s Reach VA; Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Army |
| Structures & Establishments: | Crow’s Nest Signal Tower (Bermuda Hundred VA) |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Photographic War History. The War For The Union. 1861-1865. No. 2594. A Group of “Contrabands.” The negroes who ran away from slavery and came into the Union lines, were employed by the Government as teamsters, laborers, &c. They were happy, good-natured fellows, and made lots of fun for the soldiers. This is a characteristic group of the “contrabands,” as they were called, standing in front of their rough-built shanty to have their pictures taken. [Taylor & Huntington stereo card]
Library of Congress says: Bermuda Hundred, Va. African-American teamsters near the signal tower.
Anthony No. 2594.
Etched onto negative: 2594.
