[An auctioneer trying to sell an item to a small African American boy at a poorly attended auction]
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- Title
- [An auctioneer trying to sell an item to a small African American boy at a poorly attended auction]
- Date
- 1872 March [ ]
- Creator
- Silver, James.
- Notes
- "AUCTION."
- [James Silver] AL to [ ], March [ ], 1872. s.l., page 2. From a collection of 12 letters, each several pages long, that Silver composed during his 1872 visit to New Orleans, Louisiana. He recounted his journey from New York to Louisiana, as well as his time spent in and around New Orleans. Silver included 39 ink sketches of people and scenery throughout his letters.
- Names and Subjects
- African American boys.
- African American children.
- Auctioneers--United States.
- Auctions--1870-1880.
- Audiences--1870-1880.
- Gavels.
- Men--1870-1880.
- Sketches--1870-1880.
- Manuscripts shelf.
- Collection Title
- James Silver papers
- Collection Creator
- Silver Family.
- Project Name
- Illustrated Manuscripts Project
- ID
- 4683
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2018-04-10 14:02:59
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- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 7056 x 5776
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 4683
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"[An auctioneer trying to sell an item to a small African American boy at a poorly attended auction]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-4683/wcl004770. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 28, 2024.