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Scenes in the city prison of New York [graphic].
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Contributor
American Anti-Slavery Society.
Title
Scenes in the city prison of New York [graphic].
Publisher
[New York: s.n]
Publisher
NY. New York. 1835
Date
[July 1835]
Physical Description
1 print: woodcut; image 7 x 7 cm. (2.5 x 2.75 in)
Description
This scene is set in front of Bridewell prison in New York. The black man shown here is a Virginia slave who escaped to New York. Before being arrested as a fugitive, the man found employment and a loving wife, the woman who kneels in front of him. In this scene, the man is being released from prison into the custody of his owner, who plans to take him back to Virigina.
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. I, no. 7, p. 73.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Anti-Slavery Movement Imagery.
Subject
Fugitive slaves -- Capture and imprisonment -- New York (State)
Genre
Woodcuts -- 1830-1840.
Periodical illustrations -- 1830-1840.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Per A 245 16998.D v 1 n 7 cover page
Accession number
16998.D
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Fels African Americana Image Project
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