Engraving, Feeding The Negro Children at Beaufort, S.C.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving, that was published in Harper's Weekly, New York. Caption: Feeding The Negro Children Under Charge of the Military Authorities at Hilton Head, S.C. Although this particular illustration is undated, it was definitely published in the June 14, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly which is easily backed up by internet research. 10 1/2 x 7 1/2. Very fine condition.

This is an authentic 1862 steel engraving that was originally found in the famous Harper's Weekly Illustrated newspaper published in New York. When I buy large...  

Autograph, General Henry C. Corbin

Colonel of the 14th United States Colored Infantry Regiment who he gallantly lead in the Civil War battles of Decatur, Alabama, and Nashville, Tennessee

Commanded African-American troops, the "Buffalo Soldiers" in the U.S. Army in the 1860's and 1870's

Was present as an aide at the death of assassinated President James A. Garfield

He was promoted to Lieutenant General, in 1906, making him the senior ranking officer on active duty in the United States Army

(1842-1909) He was born in Monroe Township, Clermont...  

1863 Scene From The American Tempest, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis and Negro Slave

1863 dated print, January 24, 1863, 16th President of the United States, President Abraham Lincoln, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, at far left, and a negro slave in the center titled "SCENE FROM THE AMERICAN "TEMPEST." Imprint below the title, Caliban (Sambo) "YOU BEAT HIM 'NOUGH MASSA! BERRY LITTLE TIME, I'LL BEAT HIM TOO."-Shakespeare. (Nigger Translation). This engraving appeared in the January 24, 1863 issue of Punch Magazine, and depicts President Lincoln...  

CDV, Parson William G. Brownlow

Governor of Tennessee and United States Senator from Tennessee

(1805-77) Born in Wythe County, Virginia, he was a leading Tennessee Unionist during the Civil War. He was originally a Methodist minister, thus earning the lifelong nickname of "Parson." He became editor of the Knoxville Whig in 1849. Although a strong pro-slavery man, he violently opposed secession in 1861, and soon became a leader of Unionist elements in east Tennessee. Confederate authorities suppressed his newspaper and later imprisoned him for several months...  

Autograph, Judge George M. Stroud

Important Early Anti-Slavery Abolitionist

(1795-1875) Born on October 12, 1795, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, he was educated at Princeton, was an American jurist, and author, who played a major role in the recognition of the horrors of the institution of slavery which was one of the primary causes of the War Between The States. Stroud was the author of a "Sketch Of The Laws Relating To Slavery In The Several States Of The United States Of America." Even before the Dred Scott decision, Stroud's book had extensive influence upon...  

Stereo View, Slaves Picking Cotton on a Georgia Plantation

Pair of wet plate photographs, mounted to 7 x 3 1/2, card stock. Group of negro slaves working in the cotton fields picking cotton. The group consists of men, women and a young girl standing in the foreground next to a cotton basket. Negro man at upper left is carrying a basket full of cotton on his back. An overseer on horseback is visible at the upper center of the view. Title imprint on the front mount: Cotton is King. Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A. Copyright 1895 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. Imprint at edge of mount, Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publisher, New...  

1860 Farmers & Mechanics Bank $2 Note, Savannah, Georgia

With vignette of Slaves picking cotton

June 1, 1860, Savannah, Georgia, with vignettes of slaves picking and carrying cotton at right, and farm animals at left. There is also a railroad train at the bottom center of this attractive black and orange bank note. Two Dollars at center, with "2" at upper left and right. Printed by the American Bank Note Co. Very fine plus condition.

WBTS Trivia: The Farmers and Mechanics Bank, of Savannah, Georgia, was formerly known as The Mechanics Savings Bank, and it started business in 1860,...  

Robert Scott, New York Black Yankees, Negro League

Negro League Baseball Player, 1946-1950


(1931-2020) Born in Macon, Georgia, on June 22, 1931, Scott played 4 seasons as a pitcher in the Negro League as a member of the New York Black Yankees. Nicknamed, "Bob," he debuted as a sixteen year old rookie in 1946, and played through the 1950 season. He was selected by the New York Mets, in 2008, in Major League Baseball's special draft to honor former players of the Negro Baseball Leagues, and was honored by the Atlanta Braves in a special ceremony at Turner Field, in Atlanta,...  

Home Made Cover Carried by the Mississippi Steamboat Brilliant

Addressed to an historic Antebellum woman cotton plantation owner in Louisiana!

This is a circa 1840's home made envelope that was constructed by using an 8 x 10 thick, blank sheet of writing paper that was folded into an envelope. Bold and neatly addressed in ink to Mrs. Rachel O'Connor, St. Francisville, La. Written at the bottom left corner is "Brilliant" which is the name of the steamboat that carried this envelope, and whatever contents it may have once contained, quite possibly a letter from her half brother David, her...  

Negroes Escaping Out Of Slavery

Authentic, original wood cut engraving that has been hand tinted in color and was published in the May 7, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Negroes Escaping Out Of Slavery. Sketched by A.R. Waud. 15 1/2 x 11. Harper's Weekly and date are printed in the margin. War date slave related sketch done by the celebrated illustrator A.R. Waud.  

Negroes & The Barracoon at Key West, Florida Where The Africans Are Confined

1860 Harper's Weekly woodcut engravings

Authentic, original woodcut engravings that were published in the June 2, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly. Captions: #1- The Princess Madia-[From A Daguerreotype]. #2- The Only Baby Among The Africans-[From A Daguerreotype]. #3- An African-[From A Daguerreotype]. #4- The Barracoon At Key West Where The Africans Are Confined-[From A Daguerreotype]. Includes some printed text regarding these illustrations. 10 1/2 x 16. Harper's Weekly and date are printed in the margin. Rare.  

Brutus and Caesar, From the American Edition of Shakspeare

Featuring President Abraham Lincoln as Brutus

1863 print with a caricature of two negroes and President Abraham Lincoln as the players in a satirical view titled "Brutus and Caesar." The negro at the left, wearing striped pants and a polka dot shirt, is fast asleep as he sits in a chair holding his banjo at his side. The negro at the center, representing the ghost of Caesar, is wearing a long robe and defiantly poses with his arms folded across his chest. President Lincoln, seated at the right, representing Brutus, wears a robe...