File:St Louis Hotel Slave Block Sold as a Child Postcard.jpg

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DescriptionSt Louis Hotel Slave Block Sold as a Child Postcard.jpg

Early 20th century photopostcard, in the——Old St. Louis Hotel, "New Orleans." Shows African American woman standing on half-ruined slave block where she had been sold as a child.

Caption: "The Old Slave Block in the "Old St." Louis Hotel, "New Orleans," La. The colored woman standing on the block was sold for $1500.00 on this same block when a little girl."

Date

Not dated. circa 1907 - 1915.

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Divided back photo postcard published by, J. Scrodill. Via copy at ※.

Also seen at ※ (with more info. But watermark on image)

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J. Scrodill, publisher

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File change date and time	14:58, 19 July 2013
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