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Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person, Jim, by Henry Shaw in 1852. See PHO2020-0041.
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Description of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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Henry Shaw's townhouse at 7th and Locust Streets in downtown St. Louis, Shaw is visible standing on balcony. Copy of daguerreotype made around 1851.
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Henry Shaw in 1851 on balcony of his townhouse at 7th and Locust image from from daguerrotype. Copy by Erker Bros. Optical Co., dated March 30, 1912.
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Henry Shaw Memorabilia. Revolver, holster, pistol, handcuffs. No date. Disappeared when on display in Tower Grove House sometime after renovation in the 1950's.
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View of Tower Grove House showing the original east wing from 1849 which would later be removed and rebuilt.
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Photographic reproduction of painting of Henry Shaw, 1835.
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Emile L. Herzinger watercolor portrait of Henry Shaw, 1859.
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While a young merchant in St. Louis Shaw began buying enslaved persons in the 1820s. In 1850 Shaw owned nine and by 1853 eleven; 1860 census records list eight enslaved persons. As with the 1850 census, their names were not listed. Please see the historical timeline for more information.
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Portrait of Henry Shaw standing holding papers taken in 1858.
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