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Lot 122
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$254
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate tintype portrait of an African American man wearing Masonic attire.
Sixth plate tintype full standing portrait of an African American Freemason. (Some loss to plate, with a few bends/creases, spots, and areas of discoloration/residue; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case. Subject wears a lightly tinted sash and apron over his suit, and stands with his hand resting on the back rail of a chair beside him.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.

