The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States

Currier & Ives

Published by Currier & Ives, 125 Nassau Street, New York, 1872

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[Print] Currier & Ives. The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States. Currier & Ives print copyrighted 1872. 34cm. x 27cm. Black and white. Modest soiling, wrinkling, light waterstains and other wear around edges. Small closed tear about 1.5 centimeters above and a bit to the left of Jefferson Long's head. Image area has a few, mostly tiny, brown spots but is otherwise clean. Overall, this is an appealing copy. An iconic print picturing the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Congress. Pictured are Senator Hiram Revels (Mississippi) and Representatives Benjamin Turner (Alabama), Josiah Walls (Florida), Robert De Large (South Carolina), Jefferson Long (Georgia), Joseph Rainy (South Carolina) and R. Brown Elliot (South Carolina). All were elected from the South during Reconstruction.

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The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States

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Currier & Ives, 125 Nassau Street, New York

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1872

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