No. 2594: "Contrabands" made happy by employment as army teamsters. This shows a glimpse of their first "free" home; being their winter quarters near City Point, Va.
- Created by
- John C. Taylor, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1861-1865; published 1890
- Medium
- silver and albumen on photographic paper with ink
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (8.9 × 17.7 cm)
- Description
- Albumen print stereograph titled [No. 2594 "Contrabands" made happy by employment as army teamsters. This shows a glimpse of their first "free" home; being their winter quarters near City Point, Va.] from the series [1861-1865 The War for the Union: --Photographic History] published by John C. Taylor. The streograph images depict eight men standing in a line looking directly at the camera. The men wear a variety of uniforms and all are wearing hats. The men stand in front of a large wagon with wheels visible. Behind the wagon is a building with its door open that wraps around to the proper right and can be seen behind the wagon. On the bottom left photograph on the left [3594] is handwritten in graphite. The photographs are attached to a yellow mount. On each side on the photographs are printed text that reads on the left, [THE WAR FOR THE UNION.] and on the right, [PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.] On the back of the stereograph, across the top, is the title/caption. In the center is the series title, [1861. THE WAR FOR THE UNION:--PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY. 1865]. Two paragraphs follow explaining the increase in price because many of the photographs from this era have been destroyed. At the bottom left the image is [copyrighted]. The publisher is printed on the right, [JOHN C. TAYLOR, NO. 17 ALLEN PLACE, HARTFORD, CONN.]
- Place depicted
- City Point, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- albumen prints
- stereographs
- Topic
- Emancipation
- Labor
- Men
- Military
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.105.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.