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Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo, in Guinea, West Africa

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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COLLECTION
Slavery

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SUB-COLLECTION
Punishment and torture

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Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo, in Guinea, West Africa

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Title
Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo, in Guinea, West Africa
Collection

Slavery

Punishment and torture

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Slavery
Topics
Slavery -- United States
Enslaved persons -- Social conditions
Slave trade -- United States
Punishment
Torture
Slave trade -- Africa, West
Branding (Punishment)
Enslaved women
Slave traders
Genres
Prints
Notes
Citation/reference: Taken from "Captain Canot, Twenty Years of an African Slaver," published 1854
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16104370
Photo Order: 53379
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5751d390-2650-0132-5b2a-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1854: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo, in Guinea, West Africa" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a47ac10-2658-0132-7bc8-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo, in Guinea, West Africa" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a47ac10-2658-0132-7bc8-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo, in Guinea, West Africa Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a47ac10-2658-0132-7bc8-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo, in Guinea, West Africa