Sujet

Broadside for the estate sale of Robert Skeen including ten enslaved people, March 18, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

This broadside advertises the estate of recently deceased Robert Skeen, owner of the Eagle Hotel and a farmer in Covington, Virginia. The list of property to be sold is: [The "EAGLE HOTEL," and other lots in the Town of Covington; a FARM adjoining the town; several LOTS AT THE DEPOT of the Central and Covington & Ohio Railroad; other tracts of land in the County of Alleghany; all and EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE used in connection with the Hotel; Wagons, Plows, Horses, Cows, and all other kinds of FARMING IMPLEMENTS....; a large number of HAIR and other MATTRASSES, Feather beds, Bedding and Blankets; also, Bacon, Flour, Corn,...; also 4 NEGRO MEN, 2 WOMEN, 2 BOYS & 2 GIRLS. Everything sold without reserve.].

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_351

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

174,4Mo (8,4Mo) / 60,3cm x 72,4cm / 7127 x 8552 (300dpi)

Mots clés

agriculture people black sell selling country trade museum design advertisement advertising war plantation text location century seller advert estate ownership property concept poster African American African-American B&W auction owner afro-american notice slavery lettering ad slave slaves United States of America 19th century graphic design black & white black and white B W American Civil War nineteenth century heritage American America USA slave trade united states Unknown William Jordan cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art enslaved person enslaved people National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art broadsides Ira F. Jordan Ira F. William Skeen Skeen