| Contributor |
American Anti-Slavery Society. |
| Title |
The runaway [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[New York: s.n] |
| Publisher |
NY. New York. 1836 |
| Date |
[June 1836] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: woodcut; image 6 x 8 cm. (2.25 x 3 in) |
| Description |
In the center of the image, a black barber from Buffalo urges a white ferryman to launch the boat that will carry a runaway
Georgia slave and his family across the Niagara River to Canada. Just as the boat leaves shore, the slave's master arrives
on horseback. Brandishing a pistol, he attempts to prevent their passage.
|
| Is part of |
Anti-slavery record. New York: Published by R.G. Williams, for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1835-1837. |
| Notes |
Caption title vignette in the Anti Slavery Record (New York: Published by R.G. Williams, for the American Anti-Slavery Society,
1835-1837), vol. II, no. IV [VI] (June, 1836), whole no. 18, p. 1.
|
|
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Fugitives. |
| Subject |
Fugitive slaves -- Capture & imprisonment -- New York. |
| Genre |
Woodcuts -- 1830-1840. |
|
Periodical illustrations -- 1830-1840. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Per A 245 60026.D v 2 n 6 cover page |
| Accession number |
60026.D |
