Fireplace in Negro hut – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Fireplace in Negro hut
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Unlike most pictures in this group, which show troops and camps, this one turns to the inside of a small dwelling, focusing on its fireplace. The drawing is dated April 25, 1864, and places the scene at Culpeper Court House, Virginia. Union forces occupied the town for much of 1863 and 1864, and the Army of the Potomac used the area as a base in the months before the Overland Campaign began that May. Soldiers and visiting artists often sketched the buildings and everyday life they encountered in occupied Virginia towns. The title uses the period's language, which reflects the attitudes of its time. The sheet came to the Library of Congress as a gift from J.P. Morgan in 1919 and belongs to a larger Civil War drawing collection.
| Created / published | 1864 Apr. 25. |
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| Medium | 1 drawing. |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.149) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. |
| Subjects | African Americans--Structures--1860-1870. Fireplaces--1860-1870.United States--Virginia--Culpeper Court House |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 898 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111400 |
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