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"Work's over" : Scenes among the Beaufort contrabands

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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 -- 1860s

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Title
"Work's over" : Scenes among the Beaufort contrabands
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American Life -- 1860s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1861
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-186
Topics
African Americans -- Social life -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- Domestic life -- 1860-1869
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- 1860-1869
Laundry -- United States -- 1860-1869
Uncle Tom (Fictitious character) -- 1860-1869
Rowboats -- United States -- 1860-1869
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Prints
Notes
Content: Clockwise from upper-left: "Aunt Chloe's quarters ; Uncle Tom ; Work done and paid for ; Work's over ; Landing ; Quartermaster's boat ; Want to buy?" Printed on border: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1861, by Harper & Brothers, in the clerk's office of the district court for the southern district of New York." "Sketched by our special artist.--(see page 805.)." Written on border: "Dec. 21, 1861."
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 30 x 24 cm. (11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17164845
Barcode: 33333159332358
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0c7fe9b0-c52f-012f-45e8-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1861: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Work's over" " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee33-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. ""Work's over" " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee33-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1861). "Work's over" Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee33-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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"Work's over"