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Slave Auction, 1861

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Title: Slave Auction, 1861

Caption: Color enhanced illustration of a slave auction in Virginia, 1861. Besides the obvious cruelty of slavery there was the added burden of being separated from family making it nearly impossible to build cohesive family units.

Category: History: United States

Credit: Album / NYPL/Science Source

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4148 × 2780 px | 33.0 MB

Print size: 35.1 × 23.5 cm | 1633.1 × 1094.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1860'S • 1861 • 19TH CENTURY • AFRICAN-AMERICAN • AMERICA • AMERICAN • ART • ARTWORK • AUCTION BLOCK • AUCTION • AUCTIONS • BLACKS • BUYERS • CHILD • CHILDREN • CIVIL WAR • CONFEDERACY • CONFEDERATE • DRAWING • FAMILY • FEMALES • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY: UNITED STATES • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • INSURGENT • MALES • MAN MEN • MEN • NEGROES • NORTH • NORTHERN • REBEL • SALE • SECESSION • SELL • SLAVE OWNERS • SLAVE • SLAVERY • SLAVES • SOUTH • SOUTHERN • TRADE • TRADERS • UNION • UNITED STATES • US • USA • VIRGINIA • WAR BETWEEN THE STATES • WAR OF SECESSION • WAR • WOMEN