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Shaker ceremony, New Lebanon, New York, 1870s

Shakers religious service in the meeting-house at New Lebanon, New York, 1870s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Slave family in colonial New York

Slave family making music in their cellar room of the Knickerbocker mansion, New York, 1700s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Confederate President Davis dancing on a US flag, 1862

Wedding guests, including Confederate President Davis, dancing on a US flag, Murfreesboro TN, 1862.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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