This is an incredible stereographic card, taken during the Civil War. It’s a powerful image of an Alexandria slave pen.
Source: Library of Congress
The Power of a Stereographic Card: Exploring a Civil War Alexandria Slave Pen
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Any idea where in Alexandria this was?
Gray house, still standing at 1315 duke St. Slave pens were to either side of the house. See: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cwpbh.03340/
Is this is the same slave pen referred to in the book 12 Years a Slave?