Showing posts with label slaves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label slaves. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

A Large Group of African American Slaves Posing Outside of Their Quarters on a Plantation Near Charleston, South Carolina (1860)


A large group of African American slaves posing outside of their quarters on a plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, c. 1860. A rare scene from perhaps the only series of photographs to document slavery in the United States. By Osborn and Durbec. Animated stereoview.

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Sunday, September 27, 2015

Hand-Colored Photograph Said to be Taken During the Last Public Slave Auction on Cheapside Street in Lexington, Kentucky (1860's)


Hand-colored photograph said to be taken during the last public slave auction on Cheapside Street in Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1860's. The auction looks as though it is possibly in progress with the figures who are standing over the crowd possibly being the slaves for sale and the crowd in front of them (nearer to the photographer) being the interested buyers. The slave auctions took place on the grounds of the Fayette County Courthouse which is visible at left.

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Monday, January 19, 2015

A Slave-Owning Family Posing in the Front Yard of Their House With at Least Three of Their Slaves Probably Visible Said to be Taken in Kentucky


A slave-owning family posing in the front yard of their house with at least three of their slaves probably visible said to be taken in Kentucky, c. 1850’s. From the book Slavery Times in Kentucky.

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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Southern Civilians With Their Slaves in Line to Receive Rations From the Union Army During the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina



"A bitter pill." Southern civilians with their slaves in line to receive rations from the Union Army during the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina. By Samuel Cooley. Animated stereoview.

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