Bell rack as displayed in museum - Mobile, Alabama, Antique Poster

Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Bell rack as displayed in museum - Mobile, Alabama is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved this image as part of its permanent historical collection.

Library of Congress record: Created between 1937 and ca 1938 10143C. Caption on item: Bell rack showing inscription. This bell rack, now displayed in the Federal Museum of Mobile, was found in a thicket near the head of Pidgeon Creek, Butler County, Alabama. The use of this rack was unusual and few Alabamians ever heard of a slave owner who employed such a device. It was believed to have been used by an ingenious slave owner to correct the run-away habits of some unusually persistent wanderer. In some quarters credence is given to the theory that it was a memento of early Spanish occupation rather than a relic of plantation slave days. Photo by Russell, Mobile. Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress.

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