Page 107 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats, labelled 3 and 4. Plat 3 features a lot and buildings located on the intersection or Tradd Street and East Bay Street. Plat 4 shows lots located near Gibbes Street, Tradd Street, New Street, and Savage Street. Plat 4 also shows three lines, labelled "Edge of high land," "Low water by Parker," and "Edge of Channel by Purcell and Parker."
Black-and-white engraving of the exterior of the Semper-Synagoge (Semper Synagogue), also known as the Dresdner Synagoge (Dresden Synagogue) or Alte Synagoge (Old Synagogue). Engraving by P. Röhrich. From Erinnerungen an merkwürdige Gegenstände und Begebenheiten, Volume 23. Published Prague: C.W. Medau und Comp.
Slave auctioneer's token, 1846. These tokens were distributed as one-cent pieces and served as advertisements for the businesses and services depicted on the coins. Face view of token reads "W.W. Wilbur Auction & Commission Merchant; Charleston, So. Ca.; Going at Only A Penny" encircling the image of an auctioneer. Obverse view of token reads "Merchants & Manufactors Agents; Collection Broker Notary Public" encircling the image of a tree.
This document is a mortgage under the title "Mortgage of 7 Negroes" by Peter G. Gourdin to Samuel G. Barker. The enslaved are referred to as "negro slaves" throughout the document.
Hand-colored engraving of a Jewish woman from Algiers. Engraving after Théophile Emmanuel Duverger. From Usi e costumi sociali, politici e religiosi di tutti i popoli del mondo by Nicolas Dally, published Torino: Stabilimento tipografico Fontana.
