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Figure 81: Slave Children
Maker: unknown (probably Kimball)
Sitter/Subject: Rebecca, Charley and Rosa
Genre: studio portrait, social/political
Process: carte de visite; albumen print
Dimensions: cdv standard
Date: 1863-65
Collection: Greg French
Notes: Printed caption reads: “Rebecca, Charley & Rosa, Slave Children from New Orleans”; Rosa is the same girl as in Figure 31. All three children a featured in Figure 85.