[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 8 photographs of African American male and female subjects.

8 photographs of African American subjects, comprised of the following: 3 cabinet cards, including 2 portraits of young Black women and a portrait of a young mother and her child. Photographers include Graeme, Washington, DC (toning to print and mount), Bellis, Atlantic City, NJ, and W.C. Bell, Frederick, MD. -- CDV of a young African American woman wearing a patterned dress and fancy hat, credited to W.O. Towns, Winchester, VA (toning, spotting and some soiling to print and mount). -- 3 tintypes, each approx. 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in., showing African American or mixed-race men and women. The studio portraits of the two men appear to have been taken by the same photographer based on the same prop and painted backdrop used in the portrait (slight crease to plate showing portrait of man seated). The third portrait shows a young woman standing before a painted backdrop decorated with a seascape (slight horizontal crease through center of plate). -- Mounted photograph of a Black man holding pails of water, standing amidst a group of white men.

Together, 8 photographs of African American subjects.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Overall good to very good condition unless otherwise described.

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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.

American Historical Ephemera and Photography

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 8 photographs of African American male and female subjects.

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