[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Albumen photograph of African American woman and tintype of white man found together in Louisiana. Ca mid 19th century.

5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (sight) albumen photograph, matted and framed. (Toning, minor spotting; unexamined out of the frame.) The female subject, possibly African American or Creole, sits in a chair, holding a book in her lap.

[With:] 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (sight) hand-colored tintype, matted and framed. (Unexamined out of the frame.) Male subject's lips lightly tinted pink.

Consignor relates this pair of photographs, which are housed in matching frames, were acquired together in Louisiana. The previous owner suggested that the man was a plantation owner, and also the woman's husband at one point.

Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Albumen photograph of African American woman and tintype of white man found together in Louisiana. Ca mid 19th century.

Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Albumen photograph of African American woman and tintype of white man found together in Louisiana. Ca mid 19th century.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Albumen photograph of African American woman and tintype of white man found together in Louisiana. Ca mid 19th century.