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Old Slave Block, New Orleans, LA, 1938

Subjects
African American HistoryMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1938 (Linen)
Front of Old Slave Block, New Orleans, LA, 1938, c. 1938 linen postcard
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Back of Old Slave Block, New Orleans, LA, 1938, c. 1938 linen postcard
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View of the Old Slave Block in New Orleans: a low stone block set before an arched entrance with a multi-pane window above and a paneled door, flanked by columns. The name M. Barnett and an office address are lettered in the arch above the doorway.

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PublisherA. Hirschwitz, New Orleans, La.
Old Slave Block, New Orleans, La. --- OLD SLAVE BLOCK This particular slave block was situated in the rotunda of the Old St. Louis Hotel. The auctioneers of the city frequently used it when they had slaves to sell, up to the time of the Civil War. Now located in the State Historical Museum.
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Postcard record

PublisherA. Hirschwitz, New Orleans, La.
Series8A-H832
ConditionGood
Place depictedNew Orleans, LA
Place mentionedNew Orleans, LA
PublisherA. Hirschwitz, New Orleans, La., Chicago, IL
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; light border strip along right edge of scan; surface mottling and wear. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided-back linen-era Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' issue (card no. 8A-H832); pencil dealer mark '#59' at lower right. Light edge wear and a few foxing spots on the cream stock.

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Old Slave Block, New Orleans, LA, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-slave-block-new-orleans-la-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.