Created by
Hunt, Benjamin P., 1808 - 1877
Published by
Bacon, Benjamin C., American
Date
1866
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (22.5 x 14 cm)
Description
A bound pamphlet titled “Why Colored People in Philadelphia are Excluded from the Street Cars.” The booklet is printed with black text on yellowed paper. Printed in black text at the top of the page is [PRICE TEN CENTS]. The top right corner has Illegible handwritten text in graphite. A circular stamp in black ink on the cover in the top right corner reads [NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY / FORD COLLECTION]. Stamped blue text on the cover in the top right corner reads [681573]. There are 27 pages.
Place printed
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Type
pamphlets
Topic
Civil rights
Race discrimination
Race relations
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Segregation
Slavery
Transportation
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2010.1.42
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59c7d78f1-b400-4aa5-b352-4b24f7dd6763

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