Broadside advertising "Valuable Slaves at Auction" in New Orleans
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Genre
- Broadsides
Styles
Tags
businessagricultureslaverySkilled laborDomestic slave tradewomenFancy Girl tradeAmerican South
About
A 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., Office No. 6 Banks' Arcade]. Below this, it gives the date of the sale as [THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 1859] and lists the names, ages and skills of the enslaved individuals for sale: