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ancianita

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8. from one reddit poster on the thread under this photo...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2025, 09:13 PM

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"The Library of Congress has a huge collection that was once a pretty powerful exhibit. It showed parents grandparents and children cross the south in the 1860s and 70s. There were obvious questionable lines of paternity reflected in the photographs of very loving families."

Maybe this one was part of that collection. The Library of Congress is a vast repository of untold American history.

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Portrait of a daughter sitting with her father, 1870s. [View all] irisblue Wednesday OP

Great picture TexLaProgressive Wednesday #1

Thank you for posting the image! irisblue Wednesday #2

Glad to. TexLaProgressive Wednesday #6

Every picture tells a story BoRaGard Wednesday #3

Beautiful photo and sobering history...thank you for posting this. LiberalLoner Wednesday #4

This photo sat somewhere safe (well as safe as an AfAm could be 1870-2025) irisblue Wednesday #5

Adorable !!! Karadeniz Wednesday #7

from one reddit poster on the thread under this photo... ancianita Wednesday #8

Maybe. The furthest back I can find it online is from the SF Museum of Modern Art. sl8 Thursday #13

Interesting. Thanks. The important thing is that they exist, and they fill out the reality of US history, which ancianita Thursday #15

What a tender image. 3catwoman3 Wednesday #9

The hell his eyes have seen is forever imprinted. Thank you for posting this. LoisB Wednesday #10

thanks. cool website. i collect old photos myself. pansypoo53219 Thursday #11

Beautiful picture! Goddessartist Thursday #12

Beautiful image. Thanks, irisblue! brer cat Thursday #14