American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana

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Lot 258

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of photographs and other items related to abolitionist figures incl. Wendell PHILLIPS (1811-1884) and Charles SUMNER (1811-1874).

Lot 258

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of photographs and other items related to abolitionist figures incl. Wendell PHILLIPS (1811-1884) and Charles SUMNER (1811-1874).

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Estimate: $600 - $800

Estimate$600 – $800

Status

Closed

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of photographs and other items related to abolitionist figures incl. Wendell PHILLIPS (1811-1884) and Charles SUMNER (1811-1874).

BLACK, J. W., photographer. Cabinet card featuring profile bust portrait of Wendell Phillips (toning, spotting, bit of wear to mount). Boston: J.W. Black, ca 1870s. Ink identification to mount recto, photographer's imprint to verso. -- GURNEY & SON, photographers. CDV half portrait of Wendell Phillips (toning, light soiling and wear to mount). New York: Gurney & Son, ca 1860s. Photographer's imprint to verso, pencil identification to recto and verso. -- BLACK, J.W., photographer. Cabinet card portrait of Charles Sumner (toning, spotting, clipped upper edge). Boston: J.W. Black, n.d. Ink identification to mount recto, photographer's imprint to verso. -- SILSEE, CASE & CO., photographers. CDV full standing portrait of Charles Sumner holding a top hat and walking stick (toning, some blotching, discoloration and light wear to mount edges and corners). Boston: Silsee, Case & Co., n.d. Verso bears photographer's imprint along with J.E. Tilton & Co. photograph album manufacturer's label and penciled identification. -- And 3 other photographs including a cabinet card and CDV featuring William Lloyd Garrison, and a cabinet card featuring Henry Ward Beecher. -- Together, 7 photograph portraits of abolitionist figures.

The American Anti-Slavery Almanac, for 1842. Vol. II, No. 1. New York: S.W. Benedict, [1842]. 4 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. 12pp. (incomplete). Disbound (significant wear and spotting throughout). Beginning in 1836, the American Anti-Slavery Society utilized almanacs as a means of communicating to Northerners the cruelty of slavery. -- The Liberator. Vol. VI, No. 27. Boston: Isaac Knapp, 2 July 1836. 4pp., 15 x 22 1/4 in. (creasing, spotting, few rips and tears). Ink identified to "Rev. G. B. Perry, East Bradford" upper left. Editor William Lloyd Garrison includes a letter he wrote to the publisher, dated 22 June 1836, regarding a recent abolitionist-opposing bill submitted to the Rhode Island Legislature. -- And the 24 November 1883 issue of Harper's Weekly featuring a portrait of Frederick Douglass that consumes the entirety of the front page. -- Together, 3 publications.

[With:] TURNER, J.W., comp. In Memoriam. / Charles Sumner. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1874. 10 1/2 x 14 in. 2pp. (incomplete). Disbound (Wear and discoloration to edges and corners). Funeral march sheet music featuring lithographed portrait of Sumner on front cover.

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Katie Horstman

VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography

katiehorstman@freemansauction.com 513.666.4958

Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

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American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of photographs and other items related to abolitionist figures incl. Wendell PHILLIPS (1811-1884) and Charles SUMNER (1811-1874).

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