- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- Old Slave Market Augusta, Ga.
- Creator:
- International Post Card Company (New York, New York)
- Publisher:
- New York, New York: International Post Card Company
- Date of Original:
- 1903/1909
- Subject:
- Historic sites--Georgia--Augusta
Historic buildings--Georgia--Augusta
Marketplaces--Georgia--Augusta
Slave trade--Georgia--Augusta
Postcards--Georgia--Augusta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (color, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled Old Slave Market, Augusta, Ga. Georgia initially banned slavery during earliest colonial times, but eventually the Trustees allowed it, acquiescing to pressure from colonists who saw slavery providing economic benefit to their neighbors across the Savannah River in South Carolina. No descriptive text on reverse. Postage affixed – 1 cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp. Postmarked Riverdale, N. J. Feb 23, 1909 and Augusta, GA Feb 21 3 pm (no year. Card number (53974).
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-340
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-340#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-340/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : col. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights:
-
