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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated in September 2014, honors 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 an-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated in September 2014, honors 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 an-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze tablets displaying names from the Gladwin Record line the memorial walls at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, documenting 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The memorial honors individuals who fled slavery during the Civil War and found refuge in Union-occupied Alexandria, where they established one of the largest contraband communities in Virginia. Bronze icons next to certain names indicate that living descendants have been identified through ongoing genealogical research led by Char McCargo Bah, who has traced over 1,000 descendan-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze inscriptions on the memorial walls display the names of individuals buried in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, established in March 1864 as the final resting place for 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The cemetery served formerly enslaved people who sought freedom within Union lines during the Civil War, with detailed burial records maintained by Reverend Albert Gladwin documenting names, ages, and death dates of those interred. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers successful-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze inscriptions on the memorial walls display the names of individuals buried in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, established in March 1864 as the final resting place for 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The cemetery served formerly enslaved people who sought freedom within Union lines during the Civil War, with detailed burial records maintained by Reverend Albert Gladwin documenting names, ages, and death dates of those interred. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers successful-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery established by Union military authorities in March 1864. The memorial plaza features 'The Path of Thorns and Roses,' an 18-foot bronze sculpture by Mario Chiodo depicting six allegorical figures representing the journey from oppression to hope, surrounded by stone walls displaying the names of all documented burials from the Gladwin Record. The site protects 631 identified grave locations with flush stone markers while co-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — An inscription in the floor stones at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial reads '1955 GAS STATION' and explains that the concrete floor of a gas station that desecrated many graves was kept in place to protect remaining burials below. The memorial, dedicated in 2014, preserves the final resting place of 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 after fleeing slavery during the Civil War. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land and became the site of one of the first successful civil rights protests when 44-stock-foto
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The Smith Mansion in the Wapiti Valley, Wyoming. The unique handmade log home was built by engineer Lee Smith. The materials were locally harvested-stock-foto
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The Smith Mansion in the Wapiti Valley, Wyoming. The unique handmade log home was built by engineer Lee Smith. The materials were locally harvested-stock-foto
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The Smith Mansion in the Wapiti Valley, Wyoming. The unique handmade log home was built by engineer Lee Smith. The materials were locally harvested-stock-foto
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Panorama of the Smith Mansion in the Wapiti Valley, Wyoming. The unique handmade log home was built by engineer Lee Smith. The materials were local-stock-foto
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The Smith Mansion in the Wapiti Valley, Wyoming. The unique handmade log home was built by engineer Lee Smith. The materials were locally harvested-stock-foto
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Group portrait of the official escorts of the first Japanese Embassy to the United States, New York. Charles DeForest Fredricks, photographer (American, 1823 - 1894) June 30, 1860 Group portrait of the three official escorts of the first Japanese Embassy to the United States. From left to right are Sidney Smith Lee, Samuel Francis Du Pont, and David Dixon Porter. All three are dressed in military uniforms, with Du Pont seated in the center. The floor features a multiple diamond pattern. (Recto, mount) lower left, in brown ink: 'Commander Sidney Smith Lee'; Lower center, in brown ink: 'Capt Sam-stock-foto
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Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature 1868-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. The Only Way Is Essex participant Grace Andrews attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Zebb Dempster attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. The Only Way Is Essex participant Grace Andrews attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Zebb Dempster attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Owner of Salmontini 'Hussni Hjlani and wife Dominique attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Actress Charlie Brooks attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Leigh Francis aka Keith Lemon attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Actress Charlie Brooks attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Leigh Francis aka Keith Lemon attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Actress Charlie Brooks attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Leigh Francis aka Keith Lemon attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Melissa Porter attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Melissa Porter attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Dave Berry attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Melissa Porter attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Melissa Porter attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Hannah John-Kamen attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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London, UK. 19th January, 2015. Dave Berry attends the MediaSkin Gifting Lounge at Salmontini 1 Pont St, Belgravia, London. Credit: See Li/Alamy Live News-stock-foto
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