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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Occupational CDV portrait of an African American individual, possibly a railway porter.
Estimate: $400-$600
Passed
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Occupational CDV portrait of an African American individual, possibly a railway porter.
Uncredited, ca 1860s. 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. CDV on cardstock mount showing an African American male subject seated in a studio, wearing a suit and holding what appears to be a uniform cap (residue to margins of left and bottom margins of print and mount, small imperfection/crease near right edge of print and mount).
Condition
Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.