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DETAILS:Original carte de visite (CDV) photograph ofthree escaped slaves taken by photographerM.H. Kimball, New York City, 1863.Indiciamarking on versocredit abolitionist Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, commander of the Union\'s Department of the Gulf as the publisher. It was sold to raise funds for emancipatedslaves.
BACKGROUND:This CDVphotograph was part of a series that photographer M.H. Kimball didin 1863 for the Abolitionist Movement. They were later reprinted onJanuary 30, 1864, inHarper’s Weeklytitled“Emancipated Slaves—White and Colored”. The children featured in the photographs drew attention to the fact that slavery was not solely a matter of color. If a child’s mother was a slave, then they too were a slave.It was intended to remindthe viewing public that slaves shared their humanity. It is considered among the most important photographs of theAbolitionist Movement as well as being an important work of photographic journalism during the Civil War.
Oxxbridge Galleries
Established 1987
Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper itemswith a large selection of historical and 19th Century tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cabinet cards, carte des visites and other types of early photography.We invite everyone to visit our storeto view our entireinventory (STORE CATEGORY: Historical Photos).
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