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Thomas Nast Emmancipation illustration... Slave auction... Slave pen...
Homer print...
Thomas Nast Emmancipation illustration... Slave auction... Slave pen...
Item # 598240
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January 24, 1863
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 24, 1863
* Thomas Nast on the Emancipation of Negroes
* Winslow Homer print
* Print of a slave pen - a great contrast with the emancipation-themed print
* Reference to the infamous "Weeping Day" auction near Savannah, Georgia (the largest sale of slaves on American soil in U.S. history)
This issue contains a fine centerfold by Thomas Nast: "The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863--The Past and the Future" with several vignettes. This also has an accompanying article which explains the depictions of the illustration and references the famous Mr. Pierce M. Butler slave auction which took place on March 2-3, 1859 outside of Savannah, Georgia (The "Weeping Day" auction). This was the largest selling of humans in the United States -- 436 men, women and children, and includes quoted text from the original newspaper coverage.
The front page includes two 1/4 pg. prints: "Major-General William T. Sherman" and "Brigadier-General Alvin P. Hovey", plus a half page print: "The New Orleans Market--Soldiers Exchanging Rations for Fruit". Also included is a full page by Winslow Homer: "Winter Quarters in Camp--The Inside of a Hut". Another half page print has: "The Army Telegraph--Setting Up the Wire During an Action".
In contrast to the emancipation-themed print is a nearly half page print: "A Slave-pen at New Orleans--Before the Auction. A Sketch of the Past", which has a small accompanying article and another half page print: "The Wreck of the Iron-Clad 'Monitor", plus much more. Other news and advertisements of the day are included.
This issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good condition. Please note the light browning along the centerfold (see images).
Category: The Civil War
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