Title

The Slave Market, Atlanta, Ga., 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard.

Caption

A reddish brown stereograph of the Slave Market, Atlanta, GA.The street scene is almost devoid of people, showing a block of commercial buildings on a slightly down-sloping street. The central building has a sign that reads“CHINA GLASS / & / QUEENSWARE” on the upper floor and “AUCTION & NEGRO SALES” on the bottom floor. A window on the bottom floor has a sign that reads “LAMP, PINE / & / KEROSENE OILS.” Sitting in front of the store is a man in dark clothing. He is wearing a hat and has a rifle propped next to him against a window of the center building. The building on the left side of the image has a sign that reads “F. GEUTEBRUCK.” The buildings on the right side of the image has a sign that reads “ATLANTA / CIGAR / MANUFACTORY.” Printed vertically on the yellow card stock to the right of the images is “THE WAR FOR THE UNION.” A blue piece of paper with black text is adhered to the back of the card. The text reads “WAR VIEWS./The Slave Market, Atlanta, Ga./No. 3608/Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co.,/American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New-York.” Also on the blue sheet of paper is an Internal Revenue Two Cent Proprietary stamp featuring an image of George Washington.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A74_094

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

113,9Mb (4,7Mb) / 29,9in x 14,8in / 8965 x 4441 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors E. & H.T. Anthony E. & H.T. E. & H. T. Anthony & Company E. & H. T. Anthony & Co National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art albumen prints stereographs building buildings people black male man men shopping shop shops country guy weapon weapons gun guns museum Georgia photography war location Atlanta century rifle concept African American African-American B&W afro-american slavery warfare United States of America 19th century black & white black and white American South B W weaponry American Civil War nineteenth century heritage American America USA auction house slave trade stereoscopic photography TGN outside photograph stereocard united states auctioneer and valuer Anthony George Barnard Barnard George Stereoscopy Stereograph stereocard cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art George N. Barnard Barnard George N. Barnard George Norman George Norman Barnard stereographic card stereoscopics