American Historical Ephemera & Photography, including African Americana

2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. loose tintype featuring a group of 4 men in uniform, one being an African American man, posed before a painted backdrop (creasing, bending, surface abrasions, some oxidation). Their exact occupation is unclear, though their uniforms are reminiscent of police officers, firefighters, or other public officers of some sort. Engraved metal plaques on their hats are indecipherable. -- 7 x 5 in. silver gelatin photograph on slightly larger cardstock mount (light toning, significant soiling and wear to print; mount with soiling, discoloration, and wear to edges and corners). An outdoor portrait of a group of 7 African American subjects standing in a row and one man of an unknown ethnicity lying on the ground before them. 6 of the standing subjects are women wearing maid-style uniforms while a man at the center wears a blazer and long apron. Pencil inscriptions to verso identify the location and subjects, in part: "Miss Frances McCoun / Taken at Windiate Park Clarkston, Mich - I am about 19 yrs. old...Mother (Maggie McCoun Del, O deceased..." Identities and statuses of most subjects are provided. The Windiate Park Hotel, owned by J. D. and M. L. Rice, was a summer resort for vacationers primarily coming from Detroit and Lansing. The resort was located across the railroad tracks from Lester Lake on Lotus Lake, and featured boating, fishing, sailing, sunbathing, tennis and a dance hall. The individuals featured in this image were likely service workers at the resort. -- Approx. 3 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. silver gelatin photograph mounted in original mat (rich, warm tonality to print; mat ripped along one edge and with wear to all edges and corners). New York: Wuttge's Photo Studio, ca 1920s. Pictured is an African American chef or kitchen worker wearing his uniform and holding two fowl (one plucked) and a knife in a studio setting. -- 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. unmounted silver gelatin photograph (toning, some ripping/tearing and loss to edges and corners). Verso bears multiple ink ownership stamps for the "Brown Brothers." Pictured is an African American woman wearing an apron and cook's hat, holding a ladle in a large metal pot on a kitchen counter. She is likely employed as a cook at a restaurant or cafeteria.