[Three carte de visites]: No. 2: Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans; No. 6: Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa [and] No. 9: Rosa, Charley, Rebecca

New York: Chas. Paxson / S. Tackaberry, 1864.

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Unbound. Three albumen carte de visite photographs. Each measuring approximately 2.5" x 4". Slight foxing, near fine. Printed caption below the image and publication information on the reverse indicating that these were part of a series of photographs of very light-skinned presumably mixed-race freed slave children from Louisiana (and Wilson, an older and much darker slave). Also printed on verso: "The nett proceeds from the sale of these photographs will be devoted exclusively to the education of colored people in the Department of the Gulf, now under the command of Major General Banks." The National Freedman's Association, the American Missionary Association, and Union officers launched a publicity campaign to raise money by selling carte de visite photographs of eight former slaves, five children and three adults. They were sold by abolitionists to appeal to those who would be offended by slavery because of its inclusion of very nearly white slave children. Among the more sophisticated and subtle visual propaganda produced by abolitionists. We've occasionally found these singly, this the first we've found more than one together. Presumably there were at least nine of them, if the numbers on the cards can be credited.

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Item #423413 [Three carte de visites]: No. 2: Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans; No. 6: Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa [and] No. 9: Rosa, Charley, Rebecca. Charles PAXSON.
[Three carte de visites]: No. 2: Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans; No. 6: Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa [and] No. 9: Rosa, Charley, Rebecca
[Three carte de visites]: No. 2: Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans; No. 6: Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa [and] No. 9: Rosa, Charley, Rebecca
[Three carte de visites]: No. 2: Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans; No. 6: Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa [and] No. 9: Rosa, Charley, Rebecca
[Three carte de visites]: No. 2: Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans; No. 6: Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa [and] No. 9: Rosa, Charley, Rebecca
[Three carte de visites]: No. 2: Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans; No. 6: Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa [and] No. 9: Rosa, Charley, Rebecca
[Three carte de visites]: No. 2: Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans; No. 6: Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa [and] No. 9: Rosa, Charley, Rebecca