"The Freedman's Bureau"

Historical Era:

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Keywords:

Abraham Lincoln

Year Created: 1868

Publisher: Currier & Ives

Historical Theme:

Slavery The Civil War

Collection:

The Slaves Freed, by Stephen Oates

Categories of Documents:

Cartoon, Political

Description:

“Freedman’s Bureau.” Shows black man adjusting tie, in front of a “Bureau” with an open drawer. This freeman has a picture of Lincoln on his wall. This carte de visite is a Civil War Pun.

Physical description:

1 print : lithograph.

Source: Currier & Ives. "The freedman's bureau". New York: Published by Currier & Ives. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001699751/>.

Link to content:

https://www.loc.gov/item/2001699751/