Artifacts
Title
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Creator Role
photographers; issuers
Description
The carte de visite photograph depicts a former slave, Gordon, with severe scars on back from whipping; Printed text on verso describes the image; The image was widely circulated by Northern abolitionists to illustrate the brutality of slavery; The image originally appeared in the July 4, 1863, edition of Harper's Weekly along with an account of Gordon's escape and was attributed to McPhearson & Oliver in Baton Rouge; However, the image was later pirated by McAllister & Brothers and other entities
Description Source
International Center of Photography. https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/objects/the-scourged-back (accessed June 7, 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1863
Time Period
1860-1869
Measurement
4 X 2 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
Verso: "THE SCOURGED BACK." / [Descriptive information follows.]
Subjects
Fugitive slaves; Slavery--United States
Work Type
cartes de visite
Class
cartes de visite
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
5627
Digital ID
FVW_05627
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Publisher
Philadelphia, PA: McAllister & Brothers
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.