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The first colored senator and representatives, in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States

Currier and Ives group portrait of seven Black legislators in dark suits, three seated and four standing, with names printed beneath.
Made by
Currier & Ives
Date
1872
Held by
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Catalog number
LC-DIG-ppmsca-17564; PGA - Currier & Ives--First colored senator ... (A size)
Rights
No known restrictions on publication.
Credit line
Currier and Ives, The first colored senator and representatives, 1872. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-17564.
Catalog record
loc.gov

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Currier and Ives group portrait of seven Black legislators in dark suits, three seated and four standing, with names printed beneath.

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