Broadside for "Men of Color" Recruitment

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Object Details

Written by

Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895

Description

Large three-sheet broadside promoting "Men of Color" to enlist in the Army; text printed in relief with carved wood type and cast letterpress/metal type. Text reads "MEN OF COLOR To Arms! To Arms!"

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1863

Object number

2012.133

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

broadsides

Medium

printing ink on rag paper

Dimensions

H x W x D (framed): 95 × 48 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (241.3 × 123.5 × 7 cm)

H x W: 93 3/4 × 46 1/4 in. (238.1 × 117.5 cm)

Place made

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Military

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865

United States Colored Troops

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507081d76-abd3-47d2-9627-e580354a951c

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.133