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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A large collection of assorted photographs of African American vernacular subjects.
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$850
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A large collection of assorted photographs of African American vernacular subjects.


43 photographs, ca late 19th to mid-20th century, many mounted on cardstock, with sizes varying from 2 1/2 x 4 in. to 12 x 9 5/8 in. Includes CDVs, cabinet cards, real photo postcards, and mounted and unmounted silver gelatin photographs. Conditions vary but generally fair.

Highlights include a cabinet card featuring a Black woman dressed as a maid holding a white baby on her lap. Richmond, VA: Campbell & Co., n.d. -- 3 CDVs of lovely and well-dressed young Black women, credited to photographers in Battle Creek, MI, Grand Rapids, MI, and Philadelphia. -- CDV of a striking young Black man posed in a studio with a painted backdrop. Barry, IL: E. R. Burnham, n.d. -- Large format mounted photograph of a large group of farm workers out in a field with numerous tall wooden baskets placed every so often among the crop rows. N.p., n.d. -- Cabinet card of a young Black woman wearing an interesting outfit including polka-dotted dress, very thin hat, and beaded choker, and holding an umbrella. Weatherford, TX: D. Whittaker, n.d. -- Cabinet card of a young Black family including a father, mother, and their 4 baby-to-toddler-aged children. Reading, PA: Strunk. -- Real photo postcard featuring an older Black man posed with books, a large brass horn, and a large sign that reads, "Love with Patience - A - 4 Act Religeous [sic] Drama." -- Real photo postcard featuring a profile portrait of W. E. B. DuBois. Boston, MA: West Moreland Co., ca 1900s. -- Real photo postcard of a Black woman holding a white baby on her lap in a studio. N.p., n.d. -- And many more.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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.