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The Lost Trail

The Lost Trail

Media type: book cover Annotation: A literary phenomenon of the late 19th century, dime novels offered thousands of Americans an inexpensive and regular escape…

Wolcott’s Instant Pain Annihilator

Wolcott’s Instant Pain Annihilator

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: advertisement Museum Number: LC-USZC2-36 Annotation: Suffering man beset by demons; banishes them with Wolcott’s formula. Originating in 15th century Britain,…

Thou Shalt Tread Upon the Lion and Adder…, Declaration of Anti-Slavery Convention Assembled in Philadelphia, December 4, 1833

Thou Shalt Tread Upon the Lion and Adder…, Declaration of Anti-Slavery Convention Assembled in Philadelphia, December 4, 1833

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: woodprint Museum Number: Portfolio 153, Folder 26 Annotation: In 1833, sixty abolitionist leaders from ten states met in Philadelphia to…

Five Generations On Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

Five Generations On Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: photograph Museum Number: LC-B8171-152-A Year: 1862

Former Slaves Standing in Front of their Cabin

Former Slaves Standing in Front of their Cabin

Credit: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission Media type: photograph Museum Number: Year: 1899

Large Group of Slaves Standing in Front of Buildings On Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

Large Group of Slaves Standing in Front of Buildings On Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: photograph Museum Number: LC-USZ62-67819 Year: 1862