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Albumen print of enslaved women and their children near Alexandria, Virginia
December 2, 1861 to March 10, 1862
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States
On the recto, an inscription is written in pencil on the paper mount below the image that reads: "Felix Richards slaves". On the verso, an inscription is written in pencil along the top center of the paper mount that reads "Felix Richards lived at 'Volusia' / Near Alexandria, VA." To the right of this inscription is more text written in pencil with a heavier hand that reads "101400 / 01-P-284". There is a pre-printed metallic oval on the verso.
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- Title: Albumen print of enslaved women and their children near Alexandria, Virginia
- Date Created: December 2, 1861 to March 10, 1862
- Physical Dimensions: H x W (Mount): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
- Subject Keywords: Photography, Slavery, Women, Civil War, 1861-1865, Domestic life, American Civil War (1861-1865), Family, Children, Motherhood
- Medium: albumen and silver on paper
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