Learning is wealth. Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa, slaves from New Orleans.
An African American man sits at right, holding a book; three children, also holding books, gather at his side.; Title from printed text on mount beneath image.; Photographer's imprint on verso.; "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. for the Southern District of New-York."; Printed text on verso: 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. Banks.
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