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The slave deck of the bark "Wildfire," brought into Key West on April 30, 1860

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The slave deck of the bark "Wildfire," brought into Key West on April 30, 1860

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Title
The slave deck of the bark "Wildfire," brought into Key West on April 30, 1860
Names
M. N. (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Slave Ships

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860
Topics
Slave trade
Slave ships
Africans -- Men -- Florida -- Key West -- 1860-1869
Slave ships -- American -- Florida -- Key West -- 1860-1869
Slaves -- Florida -- Key West -- 1860-1869
Wildfire (Ship) -- 1860-1869
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Prints
Notes
Content: Artist's monogram printed on image. Printed on border: "The Africans of slave bark "Wildfire" -- from our own correspondent." "From a daguerreotype." Written on border: "June 21, 1860."
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 30 x 25 cm. (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17594449
Barcode: 33333159237789
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 50f2ad50-c563-012f-2a43-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The slave deck of the bark "Wildfire," brought into Key West on April 30, 1860" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-40c2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The slave deck of the bark "Wildfire," brought into Key West on April 30, 1860" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-40c2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1860). The slave deck of the bark "Wildfire," brought into Key West on April 30, 1860 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-40c2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The slave deck of the bark "Wildfire," brought into Key West on April 30, 1860