Historic Photo Print - The Africans of the slave bark Wildfire, 1860 (1) – Historic Photograph Print
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This rare historic print captures Historic Photo Print - The Africans of the slave bark Wildfire, 1860 (1) in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Historic Photo Print - The Africans of the slave bark Wildfire, 1860 (1)
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The Wildfire was a bark caught in 1860 while carrying captive Africans in violation of the United States ban on the international slave trade, and the survivors were brought ashore at Key West, Florida. The photograph records the people themselves at a moment when their fate was being argued in courts and newspapers, not in the terms of the ship's owners or captors. Images like this were rare in the period, and they remain a direct, if painful, record of the human cargo behind a federal prosecution. Viewers should weigh the circumstances of the picture, including who was posing and under what authority.
| Subjects | Historic Print Archive |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,960 × 2,300 px · prints to 7 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113929 |
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