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Riding the sawbuck

Date
  • 1911/1940
Description
  • This photograph, taken after the fall of Vicksburg, shows one of the punishments inflicted on negro soldiers who had committed breaches of discipline. They were set astride of a plank six inches wide and forced to remain in this position which was neither comfortable nor dignified for two or three hours under guard. The negro guard clothed with a little authority over his fellows, is apparently swelling with importance. The two negro soldiers "riding the sawbuck" look apathetic, but it is doubtful if they are enjoying themselves to any great extent.
Subject
Work Type
Identifier
  • P217:40:28
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • Set 61 - Civil War
Institution
Submission Date
  • 09/08/2016
Modified
  • 05/30/2023
Collections

APA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (06 May 2025). Riding the sawbuck Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715v51p

MLA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Riding the sawbuck" Oregon Digital. 06 May 2025. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715v51p

Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Riding the sawbuck" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2025-05-06. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715v51p

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715v51p | title= Riding the sawbuck |author= |accessdate= 2025-05-06 |publisher= }}
Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007241
2 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140205
3 Soldiers http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124554
4 lantern slides http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134977
5 Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_217
6 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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