COLLECTION NAME:
Civil War Postal Covers
mediaCollectionId
JSNoel~2~2
Civil War Postal Covers
Collection
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Filename:
Come back here.jpg
filename
Come back here.jpg
Filename
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Title:
Fort Monroe Envelope
title
Fort Monroe Envelope
Title
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Subject:
Postal covers
subject
Postal covers
Subject
false
Subject:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
false
Description:
A postal cover showing a group of slaves running away from the white master on the plantation in the direction of Fort Monroe. The white master prepares to crack his whip and shouts "Come back you black rascal." An African American, who faces him, thumbs his nose in defiance and responds, "Can't come back no how, massa, Dis chile's CONTRABAN'"
The images refers to General Benjamin Butler's contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines.
The images refers to General Benjamin Butler's contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines.
description
A postal cover showing a group of slaves running away from the white master on the plantation in the direction of Fort Monroe. The white master prepares to crack his whip and shouts "Come back you black rascal." An African American, who faces him, thumbs his nose in defiance and responds, "Can't come back no how, massa, Dis chile's CONTRABAN'"
The images refers to General Benjamin Butler's contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines.
Description
false
Date:
1861-1865
date
1861-1865
Date
false
Format:
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
format
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
Format
false
Rights:
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear contain a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. The image may also be reproduced without charge in scholarly publications or in other printed material related to non-profit scholarly activities provided that such publications include a credit line acknowledging the Noel Collection as the source of the visual material. For all other purposes, please request permission to republish or redistribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
rights
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear contain a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. The image may also be reproduced without charge in scholarly publications or in other printed material related to non-profit scholarly activities provided that such publications include a credit line acknowledging the Noel Collection as the source of the visual material. For all other purposes, please request permission to republish or redistribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
Rights
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