Reverse of a banner; ribbon at bottom: "6th United States Colored Troops"; ribbon at top: "Presented by Colored Citizens of Philadelphia, August 31, 1863"; in center flying eagle with shield and "E. Pluribus Unum" ribbon in beak. Carte de visite.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection (JWJ MSS 54) > Series I. Visual Material > CARTES DE VISITE > Reverse of a banner; ribbon at bottom: "6th United States Colored Troops"; ribbon at top: "Presented by Colored Citizens of Philadelphia, August 31, 1863"; in center flying eagle with shield and "E. Pluribus Unum" ribbon in beak. Carte de visite.

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Description

Title: Reverse of a banner; ribbon at bottom: "6th United States Colored Troops"; ribbon at top: "Presented by Colored Citizens of Philadelphia, August 31, 1863"; in center flying eagle with shield and "E. Pluribus Unum" ribbon in beak. Carte de visite.
Creator: From the Collection: Simpson, Randolph Linsly, 1927-1992
Published / Created: 1863
Description: This and D-118 above, were designed by David Bustill Bowser, 1820-1900, a commercial artist and native of Philadelphia.
Provenance: Purchase from Swann Galleries, Inc., 1995 on various funds.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Repository

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Call Number

JWJ MSS 54

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- Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection
  - Series I. Visual Material
    CARTES DE VISITE
    THIS ITEM Reverse of a banner; ribbon at bottom: "6th United States Colored Troops"; ribbon at top: "Presented by Colored Citizens of Philadelphia, August 31, 1863"; in center flying eagle with shield and "E. Pluribus Unum" ribbon in beak. Carte de visite.

Container / Volume

Box 11, folder 432

Access: Public
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Citation: Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.