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Broadside for an auction of enslaved persons at the Charleston courthouse, 1859. Creator: Unknown.

Broadside for an auction of enslaved persons at the Charleston courthouse, 1859. Creator: Unknown.

2-831-836 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

A broadside advertising a court-ordered sale of enslaved persons at the courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 10, 1859. The paper is printed in black ink with hand-written annotations along columns printed with the first names and ages of ninety-nine [99] enslaved men, women, and children. The names are numbered and grouped together into subsets.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Medium
  1. Ink on paper
Picture Type
  1. Broadsides
Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States South Carolina Charleston Charleston

  1. 32 46 00 N , 079 55 00 W
Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Law & Crime

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Trade & Industry Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 8847x13703
File Size : 355,168kb

Aliases

  1. 2010.21.3
  1. NMAAHC-2010_21_3
  1. 0990004540
  1. 2-831-836
  1. 2010.21.3
  1. 2831836

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