A slave auction taking place near along the harbour. Seen in the background is a ship, possibly belonging to one of the men selling or making purchases.
Enslaved persons including a topless woman and two children are being inspected by propective buyers at a 'slave auction'. Paraphernalia for branding the slaves are in the foreground.
A photographic print showing a sketch of a cotton tree towering over bamboo trees surrounding a thatched hut. A woman and child and a man riding a horse are seen along the road.