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Lot 175
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 -
400
Price Realized
$156
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] -- [RELIGION]. Snapshot of a river baptism featuring a large group of African American subjects. [Mississippi], ca early 1900s.
2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. silver gelatin photograph on cardstock mount (toning, surface soiling, spotting, and small tear to right edge; mount verso with adhesive residue and some paper loss). Pencil inscription on verso reads, "Miss Colored Baptizing." A young African American man wearing a suit stands with his back to the camera on the riverbank in the foreground of the image, while a group of African American subjects in light clothing stand closer to the water's edge. A large ship is just visible beyond the dock in the background.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States

