<I>15th Amendment, or the Darkey's Millennium, 40 Acres of Land and a Mule</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1867-1880s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A stereograph depicting a boy and man with a mule and cart outside the Putnam Hotel in Palatka, Florida. The man sits atop the mule, which is hitched to a two-wheeled wooden cart. The boy is leading the mule. In the background, the white three story facade of the Putnam Hotel is visible, with several men reclining on chairs on the porch. The stereograph is mounted on a grey card with a decorative scroll border. Across the top is printed: [For a vivid despcription of ST. AUGUSTINE, READ BLOOMFIELD'S HISTORICAL GUIDE]. Across the bottom is printed: [Florida, The Land of Flowers and Tropical Scenery]. The verso of the card has a white printed label with the title reading [15th Amendment, or the Darkey's Millennium, 40 Acres and a Mule].
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Transportation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.173
objectType: label: Type
content: stereographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen , sodium chloride and silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 x 7 in. (10.2 x 17.8 cm)