Lantern slide of the slave pen of Price, Birch & Co. in Alexandria, Virginia
date: label: Date
content: 1861
name: label: Created by
content: Taylor & Huntington, American
label: Subject of
content: Price, Birch & Co., American, 1858 - 1861
notes: label: Description
content: A glass lantern slide of a slave pen on the property of slave dealers Price, Birch & Company, where enslaved persons would be held until auction. The image depicts the view through the outer gate into interior of a slave pen. To the left, a building with a series of narrow doors, each with a small barred window. The printed slide casing reads [ORIGINAL WAR VIEWS 1861-1865.] along the left side and [Taylor & Huntington, - Hartford, Conn.] on the right.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Hartford, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Original War Views 1861-1865
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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: 2012.17.1
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 and glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Slide and Mount): 3 1/2 x 4 in. (8.9 x 10.2 cm)