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Charleston Neck slave badge from 1848 for Porter No. 74 by Unknown — VisualArtsDB

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Charleston Neck slave badge from 1848 for Porter No. 74

Charleston Neck slave badge from 1848 for Porter No. 74

Charleston Neck slave badge from 1848 for Porter No. 74

1840

Medium: copper
Genre: Slave hire badges
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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slave hire badges

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Labor unionsslaverySkilled laborU.S. History, 1815-1861Slave hire system

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A square copper slave badge with clipped corners with hand punched text on the recto reading: "C.N / PORTER / 1848 / 74". A hole is punched through the left facing top corner.

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