Winslow Homer - Uncle Ned at home
Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anschutz Thomas P The Way They Live
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Winslow Homer - Contraband
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Eastman Johnson - A Ride for Liberty -- The Fugitive Slaves - Google A...
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Eastman Johnson - Dinah, Portrait of a Negress - Google Art Project
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Eastman Johnson - The Lord Is My Shepherd - Google Art Project
Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Francis Guy - Winter Scene in Brooklyn - Google Art Project
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Henry Ossawa Tanner, American (active France) - Portrait of the Artist...
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Winslow Homer - The Cotton Pickers - Google Art Project
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Winslow Homer - A Visit from the Old Mistress - Google Art Project
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Thomas Hovenden - The Last Moments of John Brown - Google Art Project
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Portrait of a Black Sailor (Paul Cuffe?) - Google Art Project
Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Eakins - William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Sch...
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Thomas Waterman Wood - Market Woman - Google Art Project
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"The Sanctuary." - Engraving, Public domain image
Print of three African Americans, a man, woman, and child, and a dog looking into the distance. The woman is kneeling with her arms reaching upward. The man is in the middle, standing with a cane. The boy is st... More
"The Supply Train." - A group of horses pulling a covered wagon
Print of a supply wagon being pulled by six mules. One African American man is riding one of the mules, while another is standing beside them with a whip. There is a soldier riding a horse on the other side of ... More
Print "Negro House on Gravois Road" by Gustav Baumgarten
Print "Negro House on Gravois Road" by Gustav Baumgarten. Baumgarten was a 19th century physician who emigrated from Germany with his father and settled in St. Louis. Among his many medical talents, and his civ... More
Winslow Homer - Sunday Morning in Virginia - Google Art Project
depicts a family in a slave cabin with children being taught how to read from the Bible
Day, Fred Holland (1864-1933) - 1897 ca. - Ebony and ivory 1
Photograph; Photographs Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Winslow Homer - Army Boots
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Dancing African American Sand Automata Toy
Sand automata toy featuring an African American man dancing. The toy contains sand that moves the figure on a wire as it falls.Title: Dancing African American Sand Automata Toy
William Aiken Walker - Cotton wagon
Picryl description: Public domain image of a horse carriage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
William Aiken Walker - Man with a basket of cotton
Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Aiken Walker - Standing man
Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Aiken Walker - Cotton Pickers, a man
Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
William Aiken Walker - A man walking
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I Likes to be a Angel by Boston Public Library (cropped)
File name: 07_11_000896 Title: I Likes to be a Angel Creator/Contributor: Beard, Harry (artist); L. Prang & Co. (publisher) Date issued: Copyright date: 1876 Physical description note: Genre: Chromolithograph... More
A Dog Swap - Drawing. Public domain image.
Public domain photo of American art painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Eastman Johnson, The Lord is My Shepherd
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Winslow Homer - Boy with Anchor
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Brooklyn Museum - I Know'd It Was Ripe - Thomas Hovenden - overall
Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
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Eastman Johnson - Southern Courtship - Google Art Project
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Thomas Eakins - Rail Shooting on the Delaware
Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Thomas Eakins (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) - American realist painter, photographer, and sculp... More
William Sidney Mount 001 - The Yorck Project Masterpieces of Painting
Public domain photo of American art painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Alfred Jacob Miller - Incident of the Market House - Walters 3725105
Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874). 'Baltimore scenes,' 1825. Wash on paper. Walters Art Museum (37.2510.5): Gift of Mr. and Mrs J. William Middendorf, N.Y..
Alfred Jacob Miller - Long Time Ago; Our Contraband - Walters 37251011
Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874). 'Long time ago; Our Contraband,' 19th century. Watercolor on paper. Walters Art Museum (37.2510.11): Gift of Mr. and Mrs J. William Middendorf, N.Y..
Henry Ossawa Tanner - Bust of Benjamin Tucker Tanner - Walters 2833 - ...
Henry Ossawa Tanner is regarded as one of the most distinguished African American painters. He received his training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia under Thomas Eakins and at the Acadé... More
Richard Caton Woodville - Old '76 and Young '48 - Walters 372370
A young officer recounts his experiences in the Mexican War of 1848 to a veteran of the American Revolution. The persons represented are members of the artist's family: the old man is his great-uncle Richard Ca... More
William Henry Huddle - Old Slave (c.1889)
Public domain photograph of musician playing music, musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Hunted Slaves by Richard Ansdell 1861
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Winslow Homer - The Watermelon Boys
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Winslow Homer - Sunday Morning in Virginia
depicts a family in a slave cabin with children being taught how to read from the Bible
John Antrobus - Plantation Burial
Plantation of the Mississippi governor, Tilghman Tucker Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Oil portrait of Hiram Rhodes Revels by Theodor Kaufmann
Portrait of Hiram Rhodes Revels (1822-1901) by Theodor Kaufmann, oil on mill-board, 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm), Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
On to Liberty by Theodor Kaufmann, 1867, Metropolitan Museum of Art
On to Liberty by Theodor Kaufmann, 1867, oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait of Jane Jackson by Elihu Vedder, 1865
Portrait of Jane Jackson by Elihu Vedder, 1865, oil on canvas, National Academy of Design. Jane Jackson was a former slave.
Crowe-Slaves Waiting for Sale - Richmond, Virginia
Slaves Waiting for Sale - Richmond, Virginia. Oil, 20¾ x 31½ inches. Painted upon the sketch of 1853
Washington farmer - Public domain scenic engraving
Washington standing among African-American fieldworkers harvesting grain; Mt. Vernon in background.
Judge Magazine 25Jan1890
Judge Magazine Cover (25 Jan 1890)
AfricanAmericanPianoLesson - Victorian era public domain image
Public domain image of musical performance, piano music, keyboard instrument, pianist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Turkey Pasture in Kentucky by George Fuller
1878 oil on canvas painting by George Fuller (1822-1884).
French Market Policeman Cigarette Card
French Market, New Orleans, 1880s. Lithograph scene with policemen and vendors
Mustered out, harper's weekly, little rock, AR
Mustered Out, Mustered Out Colored Volunteers at Little Rock, Arkansas Harper's Weekly, May 19, 1866.
'Robert, Calvin, Martha, and William Scott and Mila -children of Rever...
Robert, Calvin, Martha, and William Scott (children of Reverend William Anderson Scott) and Mila.
Study for Rail Shooting from a Punt
Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Thomas Eakins (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) - American realist painter, photographer, and sculp... More
Winslow Homer - Woman Standing by a Gate, Bahamas (1885)
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Sunday Morning In Virginia, oil on canvas by Winslow Homer, 1877
Sunday Morning in Virginia Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Winslow Homer - Two Boys in a Wagon
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Thomas Waterman Wood A Bit of History
A Bit of History: The Contraband; The Recruit; The Veteran, oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art
"He Died for Me!", ca. 1863 (5574054471)
Depicts Liberty standing over the lifeless body of an African American Union soldier. She states as she mourns over his body, "He Died for Me!". Forms part of a collection of twelve titled carte-de-visite size... More
"Make Way for Liberty!", ca. 1863 (5574054499)
Depicts an African American man as a Union soldier fighting in a battle. Forms part of a collection of twelve titled carte-de-visite size cards depicting the evolution of the life of an African American man fr... More
"Stand up a Man!", ca. 1863 (5574028743)
Depicts a Union soldier standing over an African American man who kneels in front of the American flag. The soldier encourages him to join the army. Forms part of a collection of twelve titled carte-de-visite ... More
Blow for Blow., ca. 1863 (5573998949)
Shows an African American man retaliating against his new master, who has just whipped him in "The Lash". Forms part of a collection of twelve titled carte-de-visite size cards depicting the evolution of the l... More
Free!, ca. 1863 (5574028809)
Depicts an African American man celebrating his freedom as he reached Union territory. Forms part of a collection of twelve titled carte-de-visite size cards depicting the evolution of the life of an African A... More
In The Cotton Field., ca. 1863 (5553520314)
Journey of a slave from plantation to the battlefield.
In the Swamp., ca. 1863 (5574028781)
Shows an African American man hiding in the swamp after he retaliated against his new master. Forms part of a collection of twelve titled carte-de-visite size cards depicting the evolution of the life of an Af... More
The Christmas Week., ca. 1863 (5552995531)
Journey of a slave from plantation to the battlefield.
The Lash., ca. 1863 (5574585348)
Shows an African American man's new master whipping him. Forms part of a collection of twelve titled carte-de-visite size cards depicting the evolution of the life of an African American man from a slave to a ... More
The Parting- "Buy us too"., ca. 1863 (5573998999)
Depicts an African American man's separation from his family. Forms part of a collection of twelve titled carte-de-visite size cards depicting the evolution of the life of an African American man from a slave ... More
The Sale., ca. 1863 (5553587794)
Journey of a slave from plantation to the battlefield.
A Pastoral Visit, Virgina, by Richard Norris Brooke, 1881 - Corcoran G...
Painting exhibited in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA. There were no prohibitions against photography in the museum. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago.
Freedmen Voting In New Orleans 1867
Jim Crow Laws "Freedmen Voting in New Orleans" 1867 engraving showing African Americans who hade been enslaved but a couple years later participating in election.
Character detail, By the sad sea waves, Broadway poster, 1898 (1) (cro...
Promotional poster for a theatre play: Mathews & Bulger presenting the rag time opera, By the Sad Sea Waves. Direction of Dunne & Ryley. "The joyful Japanese jag".
Winslow Homer - A Flower for the Teacher
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The Thankful Poor (boy) - Public domain painting
African-American boy at a table with hand against his head
The Thankful Poor (elder) - Public domain scan / painting
Old African-American man praying at a table Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Thankful Poor, 1894. Henry Ossawa Tanner
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The Carnival 1877 Winslow Homer
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Edwin Longsden Long - Uncle Tom and Little Eva
Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Quilting Frolic (1813) by John Lewis Krimmel
Quilting Frolic (1813), genre scene painting by John Lewis Krimmel. Oil on canvas, 43 x 57 cm (17 x 22 in). Made in Philadelphia USA. Held by the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.
Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company (3092978281)
3965 Subject (TGM): Coffee industry; Maps; Statehood; Agriculture; Forestry; Corn; Laborers; Message: Keywords
Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company (3093823448)
4040 Subject (TGM): Coffee industry; Statehood; Maps; Cotton industry; Cotton plantations; Cotton pickers; Ethnic groups; Ethnic stereotypes; Message: Keywords
A Visit from the Old MistressFXD
Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Congo-early, Louisiana
Congo Square, New Orleans. Late 19th century artist's conception of African dances several generations earlier.
Great Dismal Swamp Maroon 1856 - A man sitting in the nest of a bird
Osman, a escaped slave in the North Carolina part of the Great Dismal Swamp, 1856.
Head of a Negro Boy SAAM-1957.12.2 1
Direct capture Public domain photograph of 19th-century child portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phillips, Richard - Bozal - From The present state of Peru - 1805
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Servant Douglas portrait, Louisiana. Portrait painting.
"Servant of the Douglas Family", New Orleans, c. 1850. A rare pre-emancipation individual portrait of a slave.
VMFA 76-33-2 v1 TF x-1024x847 - Public domain scenic painting
Picryl description: Public domain image of a horse, animal husbandry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
FMIB 46023 Crab Fishery
Crab Fishery Negroes trawling for crabs on the Virginia and North Carolina coasts Subject: Crab fisheries, Trawls and trawling Tag: Shellfish
OP 124 A Ferry on French Broad 1871 (9093596770)
Original Prints
LIFE Magazine 1 Jan 1885
LIFE Magazine Cover (1 Jan 1885)
'Militia Training' by James G. Clonney, 1841
Militia Training, oil on canvas painting by James G. Clonney, 1841, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Adolphe Yvon - Genius of America 1
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