This is a for-sale advertisement for a female slave. This type of advertisement often provided a brief summary and history of the slave being sold and contact information for the sale. It is important to note that this particular advertisement does not include the slave's name. In Beloved, Baby Suggs is called Jenny by her masters. When she finally asks why they call her this, they reveal that this was the name on her sale documents. That she does not know her true name and that the slave in this advertisement is unnamed convey that slaves were valued for their workmanship abilities, not their personal attributes. This both suppressed individuality and caused slaves to be viewed more like animals than humans with names.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Sale in New York." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789-03-30. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-bc51-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 

The title of this image stands out as much as the image itself. The men in this image are lumped together into one entity, as the label "Three African-American" men strips them of their individual identities and forms them into one racial body. The title is directly relevant to the naming of Paul D, Paul F, and Paul A, the three Sweet Home men in Beloved.  Although the three Sweet Home men have one letter to differentiate their names, their individual freedom is essentially tainted by a lack of differentiation from one another. Furthermore, as each of the men must bear their master's last name, Garner, they are only given one letter to separate themselves from their other black men present on the plantation. The color choice of this image, black and white, also reveals a lack of individualism, which is evident in the three Sweet Home men.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "[Three African-American men in a row boat looking at a steam ship.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 187-?. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-74c0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Beloved is set after the Civil War, the timing of this stamp is relevant. It also directly correlates to Stamp Paid, who named himself that after he paid the ultimate sacrifice -- giving his wife to his master's son -- and felt that his debt was paid. Since Stamp Paid essentially had to give everything up to the institution of slavery, renaming himself is the one freedom he was granted. The words "PAID ALL" across President Lincoln's face in this stamp represent Stamp Paid fully paying his debt to America and liberating himself from the institution of slavery. 

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "6c carmine Lincoln single"The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1870 - 1873. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-798c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

This image depicts what I envision the lean-to shelter Miss Amy Denver and Sethe spent the night in to have been like. It represents the bond between the two women, which was ultimately bigger than their desperate circumstances, as it was strong enough to inspire Sethe to name her baby after her unexpected caretaker. As Amy Denver, a white woman, cared for Sethe's wounds, stayed the night with her in a place like pictured above, and helped deliver her baby in a row boat, it is evident that Sethe felt closer to her than she probably thought she ever would with a white person. The naming of Sethe's baby after this woman demonstrates a name's ability to pay tribute to those who have influenced our lives in unforgettable ways.

 The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "South shore ramblings. [lean-to set among trees]." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-13be-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 

The title of this image reveals what is taking place. The image relates to Beloved, as she names herself after the word her mother got engraved on her gravestone. By referring to herself as Beloved and refusing to let her mother go, Beloved is able to keep her family in the past with her. The image depicts both the importance Sethe placed on the engraving of her daughter's gravestone and her ongoing grief for her daughter. It also embodies the pain Beloved caused her siblings, as she never let her mother forget her, and thus caused them to live in the painful past. The girl in her mother's arms represents Denver, who stood by her mother and protected her from Beloved. The boy standing off to the side represent Sethe's sons, who ultimately left home to escape the havoc Beloved wreaked upon the household. Beloved's name represents her will to never be forgotten.

 The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Woman and children mourning at a gravestone." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1822. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-64d4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99