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View of "The Emancipation Group", Park Square, Boston, Mass.,1895

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1895

GUSN

GUSN-283118

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Description

This photograph contains harmful imagery of a formerly enslaved man at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln.

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"The Emancipation Group" sculpture by Thomas Ball is seen with the figures of Abraham Lincoln and a formerly enslaved man based on Archer Alexander, the last man captured under the Fugitive Slave Act. Commercial businesses are seen behind the sculpture. The Boston and Providence Railroad Station can be seen on the right in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

memorials
streetscapes
railroad stations
presidents
emancipation
slavery
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Stebbins negative 6055

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC047

Collection Name

Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

Reference Code

PC047.02.6020.06055

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Stebbins, N. L. (Nathaniel Livermore), 1847-1922 (Photographer)
Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911 (Sculptor)

Material Type

photographs

Other People

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Alexander, Archer

Other Organizations

Peabody & Stearns (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Architectural photography
Emancipation Group (Sculpture)
African Americans
Park Square (Boston, Mass.)
Enslaved person
Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Accruals Note

copy print

Description Level

Item

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