A.D. Worthington & Co.
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
“Prayer Meeting in a Contraband Camp – Washington, 1862” Steel Engraving
Collection
Identifier: SC 0060
Abstract
The “Prayer Meeting in a Contraband Camp – Washington, 1862” Steel Engraving, 1887, is comprised of one 5 ¼ x 8 ¾ inch engraving featuring imagery of African-American worshippers, crowded into a small dark cabin. The prayer meeting attendees are depicted as singing, clapping, dancing, stomping their feet, and generally moving about energetically with arms uplifted.
Dates:
1887