Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 The Sanctuary

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GLC#
GLC02199.40-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1876
Author/Creator
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
Title
The Sanctuary
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 etching : b&w Height: 47 cm, Width: 59.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Marked "Plate 40." Depicts a family of former enslaved people who just came in sight of fortified lines of the Union Army. An old mother is praying to God on her knees, while the rest of her family from behind are contemplating the scene. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.1 x 39.5 cm. Title and image information taken from the table of contents. Top edge is frayed where it appears the page was torn from the binding of the book.

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