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Old Slave Market, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1930s

Subjects
MarketsSquares & Plazas
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Old Slave Market, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1930s, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Old Slave Market, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1930s, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The open-air market pavilion on St. Augustine's Plaza de la Constitución, shown as a columned, hipped-roof shelter with a small louvered bell tower and broad steps, with the spire of the Cathedral Basilica rising behind the trees. A man carrying a basket and a cane stands in the foreground on the paved street. The structure, erected in the 19th century as a public market house, is popularly known as the Old Slave Market and is one of the landmarks of the city's historic plaza.

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PublisherDuval News Company
Old Slave Market, St. Augustine, Fld. 5A-H722 --- OLD SLAVE MARKET, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. The old slave market in the east end of the Plaza is an interesting landmark of antebellum days. Built in 1840 for a public market. Called "slave market" by an enterprising photographer to make his picture sell. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE DUVAL NEWS COMPANY, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. "C. T. ART-COLORTONE," MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.
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PublisherDuval News Company
Series5A-H722
ConditionVery good
Place depictedOld Slave Market, St. Augustine, FL
PublisherDuvall News Company, Jacksonville, FL
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich-style production number 5A-H722 printed at lower right. Unused linen-era back: no postmark, no message, no address. C.T. Art-Colortone (Curt Teich) stock with printed caption and stamp box; light edge/corner wear and a few pinholes.

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Old Slave Market, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1930s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-slave-market-st-augustine-florida-circa-1930s. Accessed October 25, 2026.