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February 3, 1859
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA broadside for the auction of twenty enslaved men, women, and children at the City Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Large text printed in black ink at the top reads [VALUABLE / SLAVES / AT AUCTION, / AT THE CITY HOTEL COMMON ST. / BY C.E. GIRARDEY & CO.,…
1857
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBroadside announcing the sale of an enslaved man named Dick and an enslaved girl named Lydia in Cross Plains, TN. The broadside is on yellowed paper with black text. The broadside reads [NEGROES FOR SALE. By virtue of a decree of the Honorable Circuit…
1836
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBroadside announcing the sale of six or eight enslaved people in Mercer County, Kentucky. The broadside consists of printed black text on one side of a single sheet of yellowed paper. The broadside reads [Public Sale / Will be sold to the highest bidder…
1858
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single-sheet broadside with bold serif font typeface advertising an auction for the sale of eighteen slaves. It consists of black printed text on off-white paper. The top of the broadside reads "SLAVES! / Long Credit Sale / of / Plantation Hands / from…
1893
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBroadside advertising a concert at Oak Street A.M.E. Zion Church of Madame Sissieretta Jones on Thursday April 27, 1893. The advertisment has an engraved vignette of Jones as well as information about the musical concert.
1936
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA broadside promoting a revival hosted by the Antioch Baptist Church In East Orange, NJ with Dr. Clarence. M. Long. The broadside consists of black text on yellowed paper; a portrait of Dr. Long is in the center.
1859
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA broadside advertising a court-ordered slave 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…
1859
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis broadside is an announcement for an estate sale of 229 enslaved men, women and children. The document consists of a single sheet of off-white paper, with a single fold to make four pages, with centered black type and handwritten inscriptions in ink…
1933-1934
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn original broadside printed in green ink on white paper, advertising a performance by Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra at “The Metropolitan.” The text reads: [NOW IN PERSON / AT THE / METROPOLITAN / DUKE ELLINGTON / AND HIS / COTTON CLUB /…
November 28, 1849
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA one-sided document printed in black ink reading: "ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF NEGROES!! The undersigned will, on the first day of January, 1850, offer for sale, to the highest bidder, at Flint Hill, in the county of St. Charles, a negro woman and child, and…
April 30, 1839
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA one-side single-sheet broadside from Milledgeville, Georgia, advertising sheriff auctions for enslaved persons, a horse, and plots of land. Printed in black ink, the top of the broadside reads [RECORDER, / EXTRA.] in large decorative font between double…
1855
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single-sheet broadside printed in black ink on wood pulp paper. The broadside is an announcement for a slave auction that took place on January 29, 1855 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Written at the top of the broadside in bold lettering is [56 VERY CHOICE /…
March 18, 1862
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis broadside advertises the estate of recently deceased Robert Skeen, owner of the Eagle Hotel and a farmer in Covington, Virginia. The list of property to be sold is: [The "EAGLE HOTEL," and other lots in the Town of Covington; a FARM adjoining the…
July 11, 1853
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single-sided, single page broadside of black text printed on white paper advertising the sale of an enslaved boy named Ben. At the top, in large text: [SALE OF SLAVE. / By order of the Probate]. The document continues, [Court of Andrew County, the…
1847
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA paper broadside advertising a public sale of enslaved people and other property owned by William Bland. The broadside has black text on yellowed paper. Some of the ink in the top right corner has bled and stained the paper. Additional marks and water…
1948-1952
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPaper broadside for the “First Class Citizenship Campaign”. It has black printed text and graphics, blue gridlines, and handwritten text. The sheet discusses voting rights and citizenship ideas. The top half of the broadside above the fold has an image of…
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA poem titled "Letter from a Wife" written by Sarah Carolyn Reese. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 12. The poem is printed on light blue paper in blue ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at…
1965; printed 1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA poem titled "Dressed All in Pink" written by Dudley Randall. The poem is on pink paper and printed with dark pink ink. The poem is centered in the middle of the paper. The title is in cursive script. At the bottom of the page at center are the copyright,…
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSeven poems published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 52. Printed in blue ink on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to form four pages. On the front, "To My Immortality" by Yusuf Burni. The first interior page has three poems by Jeanne Newkirk…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA collection of three poems written by Karl W. Carter and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 58. The poems are printed on white paper in black ink. The poem on the front cover is titled "Song." The poem on the left interior page is titled "The…
January 20, 1840
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA broadside with printed black text on off-white paper. Large, bold text at the top reads [$1000 / REWARD!] Followed by smaller text reading [RAN AWAY from the subscribers on the night of the 5th inst. a NEGRO MAN named / George, / aged 22 or 23 years, 5…
March 15, 1848
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letterpress broadside offering a reward for the capture of Maria, Susan and Harriet Johnson, three fugitive enslaved girls owned by Charles Alexander Burnett. The broadside features large, bold, black print, which from top to bottom reads: [$250 /…
July 19, 1853
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMatted and framed runaway slave broadside with reward information. Black printed text on off white paper. The top is captioned with "100 Dolls. Reward." A matted and framed broadside advertising a reward for the return of a fugitive enslaved man, Richard…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a brocade evening gown worn by Etta Moten Barnett. It is a long sleeveless gown with a high round neckline. It is slightly A-line with a knee high slit up the proper left side. The brocade pattern has a black background with large gold leaves.…
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