Gathering Firewood, Virginia, 1868
Captioned Colored People Gathering Fire-wood -- A Winter Scene in Virginia, shows a group of men and women in winter dress, with child looking on. Although published in the post-emancipation period, this scene, sketched by W. L. Sheppard, could also serve for the later slave period.
Image Title
Gathering Firewood, Virginia, 1868
RegID
SI-OB-1197
Date
1868
Title
Gathering Firewood, Virginia, 1868
Source
Harper's Weekly (March 14, 1868), vol. 12, p. 173
Language
English
Item sets
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Spatial Coverage
North America--Virginia
Reproduced In
Harper's Weekly (March 14, 1868), vol. 12, p. 173
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
10-Feb-17
Identifier
pg173