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Moore, H.P., fl. 1862 Negro Quarters, John E. Seabrook's Plantation, Bird's eye view, Edisto Island, SC. April 7, 1862.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0245 Author/Creator: Moore, H.P., fl. 1862 Place Written: Concord, N.H. Type: Photograph Date: 1862/04/07 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 25.4 cm Order a Copy

Title taken from accompanying text on recto. A dozen slave quarters can be seen in the background. A barn appears in the center middleground and what might be the enslaver's brick house can be seen in the immediate foreground.

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