- Photograph by
- Heywood, John D., American
- Subject of
- Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1868
- Medium
- albumen on wove paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 2 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (5.7 × 9.5 cm)
- H x W (card): 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.2 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a Freedmen’s School. Standing closing together in front of a large building composed of logs and wide planks, several children are photographed on a bright day, surrounded by mature skinny trees. This image captures just one of the many Freedman’s Schools established after the Civil War, tasked with educating, clothing, and housing former slaves. On the left of the photograph stands a woman wearing a large dark skirt and jacket. On the right of the photograph stands a man wearing hat, bright shirt, and dark trousers.
- On the reverse of the carte-de-visite are graphite inscriptions and the photographer’s stamp: [J. D. HEYWOODS / PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS / CRAVEN ST / Sd B??? South P. O / NEW BERNE, N. C.].
- Place captured
- New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Children
- Education
- Freedom
- Military
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2020.10.9.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




