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Fugitive slave as advertised for capture

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Slavery

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Title
Fugitive slave as advertised for capture
Additional title: Advertisement for fugitive slave from July 1837 issue of unidentified anti-slavery publication
Collection

Slavery

Fugitive slaves

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1837
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Slavery
Topics
Slavery -- United States
Enslaved persons -- Social conditions
Slave trade -- United States
Fugitive slaves
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: SC-CN-93-0891
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16104370
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3722c9b0-c6f6-012f-1931-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1837: Issued
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Fugitive slave as advertised for capture" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1837. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e4acbd5-340b-e511-e040-e00a180664e9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Fugitive slave as advertised for capture" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e4acbd5-340b-e511-e040-e00a180664e9

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1837). Fugitive slave as advertised for capture Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e4acbd5-340b-e511-e040-e00a180664e9

Wikipedia Citation

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Fugitive slave as advertised for capture