[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Boudoir card of African American deck hands aboard a ship. Ca 1890.

7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. photograph on cardstock mount (light toning, and some surface wear including scratching and minor edge tears). Verso inscriptions read, "About 1890," and "Deck hands." 11 African American men pose on the deck of a ship, all wearing hats, some with additional objects including pipes.

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

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Boudoir card of African American deck hands aboard a ship. Ca 1890.

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

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Boudoir card of African American deck hands aboard a ship. Ca 1890.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Boudoir card of African American deck hands aboard a ship. Ca 1890.