Wilson Chinn, a branded slave from Louisiana.
Wilson Chinn, a branded slave from Louisiana.
Also exhibiting instruments of torture used to punish slaves,1863
Also exhibiting instruments of torture used to punish slaves,1863
Full length portrait of an African American man with a branded forehead, standing with an iron-pronged collar around his neck and wearing leg irons, other punishment devices at his feet, including a nail-studded paddle. Text on verso: The nett proceeds from the sale of these Photographs will be devoted excusively to the education of colored people in the Department of the Gulf, now under the command of Maj. Gen. Banks.
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