African Americana
Boudoir card featuring a a group of white soldiers being served by an African American servant. Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory.

7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. albumen photograph on 8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. cardstock mount. Verso bears pencil inscriptions identifying the location of the photograph as Fort Sill in Oklahoma Territory.

Five men sit and stand around the rectangular table, which is topped with a fringed tablecloth and all the trappings of a feast, including 3 bottles, one of which is clearly labeled "Schlitz." An African American woman wearing a fine dress with voluminous sleeves holds a subservient stance to one side of the table, acknowledging the camera with a thin smile.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.