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Lot 256
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$1,638
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. PALMER, J.A. (1825-1896), photographer. A group of 3 stereoviews of African American subjects, incl. intimate portraits of "An Old Settler" and "Uncle Ben Richards." Aiken, SC: ca 1870s-1880s.
6 1/4 x 3 5/8 in., or smaller, stereoviews on cardstock mounts (overall rich tonality, light soiling; few spots/stains, corner and edge wear to mounts). Applied paper labels to versos feature J.A. Palmer's "Characteristic Southern Scenes" imprint, image number and title accomplished in manuscript. Additional manuscript titles added to mount rectos.
Titles include: No. 418, An Old Settler. -- No. 421, Uncle Ben Richards. -- No. 421 1/2, Uncle Ben Richards.
An exceedingly rare trio of portraits.
Property of a New York Lady