Slave Auction

An etching from a painting of a slave auction, a black man stands next to a black woman holding her child on top of a raised platform, two other black men are seen leaning and sitting on the edges of the platform, a white auctioneer addresses the crowd of white men from the platform, the other men are standing and conversing throughout the room, Virginia, 1861. From the New York Public Library. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).
An etching from a painting of a slave auction, a black man stands next to a black woman holding her child on top of a raised platform, two other black men are seen leaning and sitting on the edges of the platform, a white auctioneer addresses the crowd of white men from the platform, the other men are standing and conversing throughout the room, Virginia, 1861. From the New York Public Library. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).
Slave Auction
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Credit:
Smith Collection/Gado / Contributor
Editorial #:
532457522
Collection:
Archive Photos
Date created:
01 January, 1861
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Archive Photos
Object name:
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5400 x 3705 px (45.72 x 31.37 cm) - 300 dpi - 8 MB