File:James Hopkinsons Plantation Slaves Planting Sweet Potatoes.jpg

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Summary

Author

Henry P. Moore

Description

English: James Hopkinson's Plantation. Planting sweet potatoes. African American men and women hoe and plow the earth while others cut piles of sweet potatoes for planting. One man sits in a horse-drawn cart.

Date

circa 1862/63

Collection

New-York Historical Society

	Native name	New-York Historical Society
	Location	New York City
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 45″ N, 73° 58′ 27″ W
	Established	1804
	Website	www.nyhistory.org
	Authority file	: Q1059456 VIAF: 139302409 ISNI: 0000000406262466 ULAN: 500303612 LCCN: n79017947 NLA: 35383196 WorldCat

Notes

Cropped and slightly digitally improved.

Source

Library of Congress (Image page)

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(Reusing this file)

Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society, [Digital ID, e.g., nhnycw/ad ad04004]

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html

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