[A profile of a heavy African American man Silver met on the lift to Algiers; and a man with a red nose trying to sell Silver a ticket to the circus for twenty-five cents]
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- Title
- [A profile of a heavy African American man Silver met on the lift to Algiers; and a man with a red nose trying to sell Silver a ticket to the circus for twenty-five cents]
- Date
- 1872 February 21
- Creator
- Silver, James.
- Notes
- J[ames] Silver ALS to Mother, Father, and sister (and others), February 21, 1872. New Orleans, [La.], page 4. From a collection of 12 letters, each several pages long, that Silver composed during his 1872 visit to New Orleans, Louisiana. He recounted his journey from New York to Louisiana, as well as his time spent in and around New Orleans. Silver included 39 ink sketches of people and scenery throughout his letters.
- Names and Subjects
- African American men--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- African American men--Portraits.
- Algiers (New Orleans, La.)
- Hats--1870-1880.
- Men--1870-1880.
- Mississippi River--1870-1880.
- New Orleans (La.)--1870-1890.
- Noses--1870-1880.
- Overweight men.
- Overweight persons--United States--Portraits.
- Paddle-wheels.
- Paddle steamers--Mississippi River--History--19th century.
- Passengers--1870-1880.
- Selling--1870-1880.
- Sketches--1870-1880.
- Smoking--1870-1880.
- Top hats--1870-1880.
- Manuscripts shelf.
- Collection Title
- James Silver papers
- Collection Creator
- Silver Family.
- Project Name
- Illustrated Manuscripts Project
- ID
- 4665
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2018-04-10 14:25:16
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- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
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- 6976 x 5800
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 4665
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"[A profile of a heavy African American man Silver met on the lift to Algiers; and a man with a red nose trying to sell Silver a ticket to the circus for twenty-five cents]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-4665/wcl004752. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 08, 2025.