Object Details
- Written by
- Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
- Description
- Large three-sheet broadside promoting "Men of Color" to enlist in the Army; text printed in relief with carved wood type and cast letterpress/metal type. Text reads "MEN OF COLOR To Arms! To Arms!"
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1863
- Object number
- 2012.133
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- broadsides
- Medium
- printing ink on rag paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (framed): 95 × 48 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (241.3 × 123.5 × 7 cm)
- H x W: 93 3/4 × 46 1/4 in. (238.1 × 117.5 cm)
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Military
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.133
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507081d76-abd3-47d2-9627-e580354a951c
