The Parting--Buy us too – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: The Parting--Buy us too, preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Parting--Buy us too
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Titled "The Parting: Buy us too," this color lithograph shows an enslaved family being separated at sale, and the caption makes the scene plain by pleading to be bought together. It was issued in Philadelphia in 1863 by William A. Stephens as part of a set of collecting cards called *The Slave in 1863*, a small, collectible format that circulated widely in the North during the Civil War. Slave auctions routinely broke up families, and the print turns that cruelty into a direct appeal to the viewer. The numbering on the card suggests it was meant to be collected and passed around as much as hung on a wall.
| Created / published | c1863. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Collecting cards 1860-1870.Lithographs 1860-1870. |
| Notes | No. 4, no. 60. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863. |
| Subjects | Slave trade--United States--1860-1870. Families--United States--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,148 × 1,459 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216626 |
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