Contrabands on Mr. Foller's farm, Cumberland, May 14, 1862.

Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia.

No. 383.

Part of series: Photographic Incidents of the War.

Copyright 1863 by Alexander Gardner.

Hand written on verso: Group of Slaves, Foler [i.e. Foller] Plantation, Cumberland Landing, Pamunky [i. e. Pamunkey] Run, Va.

Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Original negative may be available: LC-B811-383.

Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He emigrated to the United States in 1856 and worked as a photographer in Mathew Brady's studio. Gardner was sent to document the American Civil War and produced some of the most iconic images of the conflict, including photographs of the battlefields at Antietam and Gettysburg. After the war, Gardner photographed President Lincoln and the American West, including images of Native Americans, settlers, and the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

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