Contraband tent camp occupied by escaped slaves
Contraband tent camp occupied by escaped slaves in Harpers Ferry West Virginia, 1862. At left, a tent has a brick fireplace. This was one of about a 1, 000 contraband camps established in Union garrison towns during the Civil War. Photograph by John P. Soule
Picture No
13122925
Media ID
45382213
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2700px x 2650px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
