Branding a female slave [graphic].
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PicturePublication details: [Washington, D.C.: s.n., 1914]; DC. Washington. Description: 1 print: photomechanical print; image 16 x 11 cm. (6.25 x 4.25 in)Notes: Plate in John W. Cromwell's The Negro in American History: Men and Women Eminent in the Evolution of the American of African Descent (Washington, D.C.: The American Negro Academy, 1914), p. 2.Local Notes: Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from the Slave Trade.Imprint: DC. Washington. 1914.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources:
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Cromwell, John W. (John Wesley), b. 1846. Negro in American historySummary: Set on the coast of Haiti, the image shows a slave-trader branding a female slave on the shoulder. The unclothed slave kneels on the sand with her hands chained behind her back. Other slaves await their turn, covering their eyes or looking away. In the lower right-hand corner, a second slave-trader sits on a barrel with a rifle resting on his knee. A slave-ship is visible in the background.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia Stacks | Am 1914 Cromw 78796.O p 2 | Available | 142138 |
Plate in John W. Cromwell's The Negro in American History: Men and Women Eminent in the Evolution of the American of African Descent (Washington, D.C.: The American Negro Academy, 1914), p. 2.
Set on the coast of Haiti, the image shows a slave-trader branding a female slave on the shoulder. The unclothed slave kneels on the sand with her hands chained behind her back. Other slaves await their turn, covering their eyes or looking away. In the lower right-hand corner, a second slave-trader sits on a barrel with a rifle resting on his knee. A slave-ship is visible in the background.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from the Slave Trade.