[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of 5 CDVs of "Slave Children of New Orleans," comprising:

McCLEES, J.E., photographer. 2 CDVs, including bust portraits of Rosa and Rebecca. Philadelphia, PA: 1863 (each carte trimmed, scattered spotting). -- PAXSON, Charles, photographer. 3 CDVs of Rebecca, Charley, & Rosa. New York: 1864 (soiling and toning to each, one with dark stain on verso, one trimmed). Together 5 CDVs of the "slave children of New Orleans," 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. or smaller, on cardstock mounts. Each with title printed on mount recto. Photographer's imprint and copyright statement on verso along with printed statement about proceeds benefitting the "education of Colored People in the department of the Gulf, now under the command of Major General Banks."

Several CDVs of this type were sold by the National Freedman's Association in 1864 and 1865 to stir up sympathy and outrage among Northern white audiences and renew their support of abolition and commitment to the war effort. The subjects in the CDVs appeared in other photographs and periodical articles produced at this time.

Eugene R. Groves Collection of 19th Century Photography

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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of 5 CDVs of "Slave Children of New Orleans," comprising:

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