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I'se Contraband
Freed male slave in a straw hat. He is superimposed on a black star with the abbreviations of the states of the Confederacy. Behind the black star is an upside down star containing horizontal lines. The caption below reads: "I'SE CONTRABAND." The illustration is a reference to General Benjamin Butler's contraband policy, by which escaping slaves reaching Union lines would not be returned to slavery. Butler, a trained attorney, used Virginia's secession to argue that under international law escaped slaves were "contraband of war" and he was not required to return them to their former owners. Black ink on beige envelope. Illustration on left side, printed on envelope, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album. |
Image ID: | 75935 |
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Creation Date: | after 1860 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
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Collection Name: | Civil War illustrated envelopes, 1861-1865 |
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Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 2630, Box#1, page 98 |
Original Dimensions: | 4.6875 x 2.625 inches |
Envelopes printed during Civil War depicting mostly pro-Union and anti-Confederate themes. |
Men |
Americana |
Slavery |
African Americans |
Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Caricatures and cartoons |
Hats |
Ephemera |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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