New Orleans slave market
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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States was one of the most important American slave markets of the lower Mississippi River valley from approximately 1830 until the American Civil War. Slaves from the u
Slaves for Sale, 156 Common St., watercolor and ink by draftsman Pietro Gualdi, 1855
"A Slave Pen at New Orleans—Before the Auction, a Sketch of the Past" (Harper's Weekly, January 24, 1863)
View of the Port at New Orleans, circa 1855, etching from Lloyd's Steamboat Directory
Slave sale broadside (Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, Cornell University Libraries)
Banks' Arcade
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Banks' Arcade was a multi-use commercial structure in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The building stood on the block bounded by Gravier Street, Tchoupitoulas Street, Natchez Street, and Magazi
Banks' Arcade, c. 1838 (NYPL Digital b13702089)
Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs, 1845: Banks' Arcade is marked with number 5 in the Second Municipality
Joseph A. Beard sale advertisement broadside: "Valuable Gang of Young Negroes", 17 men and women, to be sold at auction 25 March 1840 at Banks' Arcade."