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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Outdoor image of Old Slave Market in St. Augustine, FL.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022 11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$200 - 300
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$125
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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Outdoor image of Old Slave Market in St. Augustine, FL.

4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. silver gelatin photograph on cardstock mount (good tonality, light mount soiling). Near-contemporary ink inscription to verso reads "Old Slave Market" with later pencil inscription below reading "St. Augustine, Fla." 

The waterfront pavilion was constructed in the early 19th century initially as a market for mundane commercial goods. City records and newspaper reports, however, confirm that it served as the open-air market where enslaved Africans were bought and sold. 

Collection of Tom Charles Huston
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