Title
Emancipation from an engraved illustration by Thomas Nast 1840-1902 , c1865.
Caption
Emancipation from an engraved illustration by Thomas Nast 1840-1902 , c1865. Thomas Nast's celebration of the emancipation of Southern slaves with the end of the Civil War. Nast envisions a somewhat optimistic picture of the future of free blacks in the United States. scene shows the interior of a freedman's home with the family gathered around a 'Union' wood stove. The father bounces his small child on his knee while his wife and others look on. On the wall near the mantel hang a picture of Abraham Lincoln and a banjo.
Date
1865
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A02_478
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60.0Mb (4.6Mb) / 17.1in x 13.6in / 5130 x 4088 (300dpi)