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Lot 524
Sale 1345 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 19, 2024
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$286
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 6 photos of African American subjects, incl. sixth plate tintype of young man.
3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. tintype showing a young African American male subject standing in a studio setting with a hat in hand (light surface wear). Housed under mat, glass, and preserver, no case.
[With:] 5 cabinet cards of African American subjects, including: Standing view of young man with hat in hand. Philadelphia, PA: Hurst (toning, some fading, edge wear to mount). -- Seated view of a mustachioed young man. Houston, TX: Anderson (toning, soiling to print and mount, edge wear to mount). -- Cabinet card of young man, possibly a teenager. Cincinnati, OH: Benjamin Studio (light spotting to print). -- Seated view of a toddler-aged child wearing a large bowtie. Providence, RI: Brownell & Co. (toning, light spotting, some fading to print). -- Seated portrait of a young woman. Philadelphia, PA: Rambo (light surface wear to top edge of print and mount).
Together, 6 photographs of Black subjects.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.










