Scenes in the city prison of New York [graphic]. Fugitive slaves -- Capture and imprisonment -- New York (State) 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. 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. [New York: s.n] NY. New York. 1835 American Anti-Slavery Society. [July 1835] Woodcuts -- 1830-1840. Periodical illustrations -- 1830-1840. 1 print: woodcut; image 7 x 7 cm. (2.5 x 2.75 in) Islandora:2857 Library Company of Philadelphia Rare Per A 245 16998.D v 1 n 7 cover page 16998.D Part of Anti-slavery record. New York: Published by R.G. Williams, for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1835-1837.