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Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 The Sanctuary

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02199.40 Author/Creator: Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1876 Pagination: 1 etching : b&w ; 47 x 59.5 cm. Order a Copy

Marked "Plate 40." Depicts a family of former enslaved people who just came in sight of fortified lines of the Union Army. An old mother is praying to God on her knees, while the rest of her family from behind are contemplating the scene. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.1 x 39.5 cm. Title and image information taken from the table of contents. Top edge is frayed where it appears the page was torn from the binding of the book.

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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