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Lot 98

Sale 2070 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, including African Americana
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Feb 14, 2025
Lots Close
Feb 27, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$300 - 400

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[EARLY PHOTOG.] 2 portraits of Black fraternal subjects, incl. cabinet card by Chickering of Boston

Cabinet card, full-length standing portrait of an African American man wearing a fraternal lodge uniform and regalia, with a sword tucked in his belt. The subject rests his hand on an ornately carved side table. Boston: Walter E. Chickering, ca last quarter 19th century. -- Photographic portrait on cello of an African American freemason at center, surrounded by masonic symbols, including square and compass, trowel, and gavel. 7 3/4 x 6 in. overall.

Together, 2 portraits of fraternal subjects.

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