National Museum of American History
Baptising Scene by Endicott & Swett
Van Valkenburgh, James · 1834
This exceptional colored print depicts a woman being baptized by a minister in the Hudson River, north of Manhattan. A large group of well-dressed, white Protestant parishioners are watching from the riverbank and a nearby dock. Three black children stand clustered together in the center foreground.
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