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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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African-American Life -- 1850s

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A Negro wedding

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Title
A Negro wedding
Names
Cowles, Genevieve, 1871- (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American Life -- 1850s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-185
Topics
African Americans -- Social life -- 1850-1859
African Americans -- 1850-1859
African Americans -- Virginia -- 1850-1859
Brides -- 1850-1859
Clergy -- Virginia -- 1850-1859
Grooms (Weddings) -- 1850-1859
Weddings -- Virginia -- 1850-1859
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "U.S. South, 1850s."
Source note: Social life in old Virginia before the war. (New York : Scribner, 1897) Page, Thomas Nelson (1853-1922), Author.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Abrasion and ink spots on image.
Extent: 1 print : b ; 10 x 14 cm. (4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17164842
Barcode: 33333159332028
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fdb81100-c52e-012f-7137-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1897: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Negro wedding" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee21-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Negro wedding" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee21-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1897). A Negro wedding Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee21-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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A Negro wedding