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Wm, S. Orr, & Co., fl. 1851 Negro Race

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09791.03 Author/Creator: Wm, S. Orr, & Co., fl. 1851 Place Written: London, England Type: Engraving Date: 1851 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 16.2 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Negro Race" published by Wm S. Orr & Co dated 1851. Engraving features four Africans, two as portraits and two as profiles. In the center of the portraits there is a skull in profile. Each image is labeled with a number between 1 and 5. The engraving is possibly related to eugenics.

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