Old slave market, St. Augustine, Fla.

Title

• Old slave market, St. Augustine, Fla.

Image Number

• PC07740

Year

• 19--

Publication Info

• St. Augustine, Fla. : W.J. Harris Co., [19--].

Series Title

• General: Postcard collection

General Note

• A nearby historical marker later erected in 1970 reads: "The first public market was established in this Plaza by Governor Mendez de Canzo in 1598. Here, for the first time a standard system of weights and measures was introduced in this country for the protection of the consumer. On this site a market for the sale of meats and produce was erected in 1824, and in use until 1878. This structure was rebuilt by the City in 1888 following a disastrous fire in this area April 11, 1887."
• Depending upon the source, this building is called the Old Spanish Market, the Old Market, or the Old Slave Market.
• Number on back at top: A-21229.
• Accompanying note on back: "The old slave market in the east end of the Plaza is an interesting landmark of antebellum days. It was used as a public market in which slaves were occasionally sold."

Physical Description

• 1 postcard - hand-colored - 9 x 14 cm.

Subject Term

• Marketplaces--Florida--Saint Augustine
• Plazas--Florida--Saint Augustine
• Postcards
• African Americans--Florida--Saint Augustine
• African American men--Florida--Saint Augustine
• Historic buildings--Florida--Saint Augustine

Geographic Term

• Saint Johns County (Fla.)
• Plaza, The (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

Subject Corporate

• Old Market (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

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