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Wilson, Branded Slave from New Orleans by Charles Paxson — VisualArtsDB

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Wilson, Branded Slave from New Orleans

Wilson, Branded Slave from New Orleans

Wilson, Branded Slave from New Orleans

1863

Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 3 5/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.4 × 5.3 cm) Sheet: 3 5/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.4 × 5.3 cm) Mount: 3 15/16 in. × 2 3/8 in. (10 × 6.1 cm) Frame (approx): 14 x 11 in.
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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