<I>American Anti-Slavery Almanac Vol. II, No. I</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1842
name: label: Published by
content: S. W. Benedict, American
label: Subject of
content: American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870
notes: label: Description
content: American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1842 published by S. W. Benedict. The almanac is printed on off white paper in black ink. Printed below the title is “CALCULATED FOR THE HORIZON AND MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK, / BALTIMORE, AND CHARLESTON: AND FOR USE IN / EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY.” An engraved image is at center. The image portrays a Caucasian woman holding a book up in her left hand. A burst of light is behind her. Men, women and children are around her watching. A ship and a building being constructed are in the background. The interior pages feature astronomical information, calendars and weather forecasts. Printed on the back is an article titled "Principles of Christian Fellowship" and a short parable titled "What has become of that Leather?"
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place printed
content: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Mass media
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Abolitionist movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.1.12
objectType: label: Type
content: almanacs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. (18.7 x 11.7 cm)