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A Slave Auction at Charleston, South Carolina

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Slavery

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United States

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A Slave Auction at Charleston, South Carolina

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A Slave Auction at Charleston, South Carolina
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Slavery

United States

Auctions and sales

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1861-04-06 (Inferred)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
Slavery
Slavery -- Auctions
Genres
Prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11486940
Accession number: SCPR 93.01.021
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6597b150-c5f5-012f-cb1c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1861: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "A Slave Auction at Charleston, South Carolina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861-04-06. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1dd3bd3-ae38-dc5d-e040-e00a1806309d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "A Slave Auction at Charleston, South Carolina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1dd3bd3-ae38-dc5d-e040-e00a1806309d

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1861-04-06). A Slave Auction at Charleston, South Carolina Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1dd3bd3-ae38-dc5d-e040-e00a1806309d

Wikipedia Citation

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A Slave Auction at Charleston, South Carolina