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Scene on the levee at New Orleans

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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African-American Cartoons

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Title
Scene on the levee at New Orleans
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American Cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860-12-15
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-Car
Topics
African Americans
African Americans -- Men -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 1860-1869
Levees -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 1860-1869
Genres
Cartoons (Commentary)
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Pomp. "What's a matter, Quash? You looks a mis'able Nigger dis mornin!" Quash. "Why, tell you, Pomp, I'se gone and lef' my moufpiece on de piany at Masr's, and I feels like de debbil!"
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 16 x 10 cm. (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17625804
Barcode: 33333159329362
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b0e5b900-c52e-012f-42b1-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Scene on the levee at New Orleans" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860-12-15. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fba4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Scene on the levee at New Orleans" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fba4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860-12-15). Scene on the levee at New Orleans Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fba4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Scene on the levee at New Orleans