A single-sheet broadside printed in black ink on wood pulp paper. The broadside is an announcement for a slave auction that took place on January 29, 1855 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Written at the top of the broadside in bold lettering is [56 VERY CHOICE / Cotton Plantation SLAVES, / MECHANICS, / SEAMSTRESSES, COOKS, &C.] Between two bold parallel lines printed in smaller lettering is [By J. A. BE
- Por Unidentified, J. A. Beard, English, born 1806, J. A. Beard and May, American, General William Henry Bailey, American, 1804 - 1878, President Thomas Jefferson, American, 1743 - 1826, Theodore O. Stark, American, born 1820
- Crédito: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Derechos: CC0