Hiram Revels: first African-American member of the Congress...
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February 26, 1870
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 26, 1870 The front page shows: "...The Peabody Funeral--Depositing the Remains of the Late George Peabody...".
Prints within include: "Hiram R. Revels, U.S. Senator-Elect from Mississippi" with an article on him. Hiram Revels was the first African-American to serve in Congress.
Also: "St. Valentine's Day--Colored Valentines--The Favored Young Lady..."; a nice half page print: "Across the Continent--Wood-Shoots in the Sierra Nevada--Pacific Railroad" "Hunboldt River and Canyon-Pacific Railroad" and: "Hauling Lumber in the Sierra Nevada". Also: "New York City--Phelan & Colander's Billiard Table Warerooms".
Sixteen pages, nice condition.
Prints within include: "Hiram R. Revels, U.S. Senator-Elect from Mississippi" with an article on him. Hiram Revels was the first African-American to serve in Congress.
Also: "St. Valentine's Day--Colored Valentines--The Favored Young Lady..."; a nice half page print: "Across the Continent--Wood-Shoots in the Sierra Nevada--Pacific Railroad" "Hunboldt River and Canyon-Pacific Railroad" and: "Hauling Lumber in the Sierra Nevada". Also: "New York City--Phelan & Colander's Billiard Table Warerooms".
Sixteen pages, nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
