Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 "What do I want, John Henry?"

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0101-View header record
Type
Images
Date
November 1862
Author/Creator
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Title
"What do I want, John Henry?"
Place Written
Warrenton, Virginia
Pagination
1 albumen print Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

A photographic print of three Union officers and two civilians in front of two large tents. Title from Gardner's Sketchbook No. 27 which reproduces this image with a text concerning "John Henry" [a former slave noted for his intelligence] and "Captain H--," quartermaster at headquarters. This famous image shows a young Black man waiting on a white Union captain. Labeled "2076" on negative.

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