Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Learning is Wealth
1864
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Carte-de-visite featuring a black and white photograph of three children, two girls and a boy, seated around a man in a chair. All are holding books. The caption under the picture reads "Learning is Wealth" "Wilson, Charley, Rebecca, & Rosa" "Slaves from New Orleans." Copyright and the photographer's name are printed on the reverse.
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Catalog reference: 2016.166.35.1
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