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O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Five generations on Smith's Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1038 Author/Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 7.6 cm Order a Copy

The image shows 8 African-Americans posed in front of a wooden building. Inscription on verso: "Negro family representing 5 generations." Numeric notations on verso: "91" and "No 17."

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Enslaved people
Civil War
Military History
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African American History
The American Civil War

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