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Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) "Negro Group on Aikins [Aiken's] Farm, The Residue of 65 Slaves. Farm 3000 acres."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03029.41 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: [near Petersburg, Virginia] Type: Photograph Date: [1861-1865] Pagination: Full stereo, 9.9 x 25.6 cm. Unmounted. Order a Copy

Group of twelve African Americans (including men, women, and children), and three white soldiers: one on horseback behind the group, and two visible to the left.

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

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