2025-07 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/26/2025
A pair of magic lantern slides, each 4" x 3-1/2", to include, An engraved image from Leslies Weekly showing "The War in Virginia--Contrabands Coming into the Federal Camp" , c1863, published by W.H. Drew, Boston. ... plus, An engraved image of two white men, fighting with knives while the grinning black slave sits between them. Caption, "They're awful savage critter, 'n may jest to be perlite, He'll chuck a Nigger in the gage and let you see 'm fight."
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