Lantern slide of the slave dealers, Birch & Co., in Alexandria, Virginia
date: label: Date
content: 1862
name: label: Photograph by
content: Mathew Brady, American, 1822 - 1896
label: Manufactured by
content: Thomas H. McAllister, American, 1824 - 1898
label: Subject of
content: Price, Birch & Co., American, 1858 - 1861
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: Lantern slide of the slave trading firm of Price, Birch, & Co. of Alexandria, Virginia. The slide depicts a three story building is set to the right of the slide. A sign on the building reads “PRICE BIRCH & CO. / DEALERS IN SLAVES.” A tree is at the center of the image. Arrayed in the foreground are a horse, covered wagon and 10 soldiers. All the men are in full uniform, including hats, rifles, and swords. Printed vertically on the left of the image is “T.H. McALLISTER, Manufacturing Optician,.” Printed vertically on the right side of the image is “49 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.” A paper label is adhered to the back of the slide. Handwritten vertically in ink is “0290 Price, Birch & Co.’s Slave Pen / Alex. Va” The slide is in a metal frame.
place: label: Place captured
content: Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.43.6
objectType: label: Type
content: lantern slides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate, glass, metal, ink on paper, adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 2 11/16 × 2 7/8 in. (6.8 × 7.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (slide and mount): 3 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 1/4 in. (8.2 × 10.5 × 0.6 cm)