This image is one of several that were popular during the war showing white children who, because of their African-American blood and mixed racial heritage, had been held as slaves in New Orleans.

The three children were named Rebecca, Charley and Rosa. This image is a group shot of all three children. The mount is marked on the bottom “REBECCA, CHARLEY & ROSA-SLAVE CHILDREN FROM NEW ORLEANS.”

The image is clear and clean with only light surface dirt around the edges. The top edge has been trimmed slightly.

The reverse has a photographer’s back mark for CHAS. PAXSON of NEW YORK with a printed note saying that the proceeds from the sales of this image will be devoted to the education of the Colored people in the Department of the Gulf under the command of Major General Banks. Also on the reverse is printed “NO.4” showing that this was the 4^th image in a series.

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