Return to 19th-Century African American Cartes-de-Visites from the Civil War Era   M.H. Kimball - "Rosa. A Slave Girl from New Orleans" Full Size Contact: Charles Schwartz Email: cms@cs-photo.com Phone: 212-534-4496 Company: Charles Schwartz Ltd. Company: 21 East 90th Street Company: New York, NY   10128   USA URL: http://www.cs-photo.com Ref.#: 11219 Price: $125 Medium: Albumen Print, Carte-de-Visite Image Date: 1863 Print Date: 1863 Photo Country: United States (USA) Photographer Country: United States (USA) Description: Civil War era Carte-de-Visite depicting a slave child. It was not uncommon, in order to garner sympathy for the cause of emancipated slave children, to circulate images on cartes-de-visite in the North of children who were the product of mixed-race unions. The children are generally depicted in a proud manner with optimistic expressions, and they are shown in elegant clothes, looking very Caucasian. Kimball was a NY photographer. His information is noted on card verso, along with the following statement: "The nett proceeds from the sale of these Photographs will be devoted to the education of Colored people in the department of the Gulf, now under the command of Maj. Gen'l. Banks." 1