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GCL3389755: SLAVERY: BELL RACK Contraption used by an Alabama slave owner to guard a runaway slave. The rack was topped by a bell which rang when the runaway attempted to escape. It was attached around the neck with a belt that passed through the loop at the bottom to hold the iron rod firmly to the waist of the wearer. Photographed by Russell Mobile in c.1937-38. / Bridgeman Images