National Museum of African American History and Culture

Washington, D.C., United States

4,642 artworks

Letter to William Turner from Eyo Honesty II

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840

Letter to William Turner from Eyo Honesty II

Nigerian Eyamba V, 1840

Letter to Samuel Fox from Giles Saunders regarding the slave trade

American Giles Saunders, 1840

Letter to Samuel Fox from Giles Saunders regarding the slave trade

American Samuel M. Fox, 1840

Record of taxable property, included enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

American Rouzee Family, 1840

Violin owned by Ginger Smock

Czech Ferdinand August Homolka, 1840

Violin owned by Ginger Smock

American Ginger Smock, 1840

Ambrotype of a man

Unknown, 1840

Ambrotype of a man

Unidentified Man, 1840

Dress made by an unidentified enslaved woman

American Black Fashion Museum, 1840

Dress made by an unidentified enslaved woman

Unidentified Woman, 1840

<I>The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20</I>

American William Lloyd Garrison, 1840

<I>The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20</I>

American Isaac Knapp, 1840

<I>The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20</I>

American J.B. Yerrington & Son, 1840

<I>The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20</I>

American The Liberator, 1840

Charleston Neck slave badge from 1848 for Porter No. 70

American David H. Deveaux, 1840

Certificate for Brazilian ship carrying seven enslaved persons

Unknown, 1840

Certificate for Brazilian ship carrying seven enslaved persons

Captain Joaquin Antonio da Cortá, 1840

Charleston slave badge from 1844 for Servant No. 1322

Peter J. Mood Jr., American, born 1796, 1840

Charleston slave badge from 1844 for Servant No. 1322

American John Mood, 1840

Letter to the captain of the Convenção from the Rio de Janeiro Police

Unknown, 1840

Letter to the captain of the Convenção from the Rio de Janeiro Police

Captain Joaquin Antonio da Cortá, 1840

Charleston slave badge from 1845 for Servant No. 1083

American William M. Rouse, 1840

Metal leatherworking gauge

American Mary Elizabeth Sugg, 1840