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Old slave block, Fredericksburg, Virginia, circa 1907-1914

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Summary:Old slave block, Fredericksburg, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: "This old slave block was used in the days preceeding [sic] the Civil War for the sale and hire of negro slaves." Postcard number: 122076.
Provider:Louis Kaufmann and Sons
Curt Teich & Co.
Century:1901-2000
Printing place:North America
United States of America
Illinois
Chicago
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Baltimore
Temporal subject: 1901-1910
1911-1920
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Virginia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Fredericksburg
Topical subjects:Slave trade
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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