[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. RICH, S.A., photographer. CDV of an African American gentleman. Zanesville, OH: n.d.
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. RICH, S.A., photographer. CDV of an African American gentleman. Zanesville, OH: n.d.
2 3/16 x 3 11/16 in. CDV on cardstock mount (light toning, wear to edges; mount with puncture to lower margin and light wear to edges). Verso bears Mrs. Rich's pictorial imprint. Featured is a young African American man wearing a suit and holding a hat in one hand. He is posed standing next to a decorative studio planter containing flowers.
Mrs. S.A. Rich is listed in an 1872 Zanesville directory as being at No. 13, North 5th Street (the address featured on this CDV). Mrs. Rich is also listed in Ohio Photographers: 1839-1900 as being in Zanesville from 1881-1889, and working at No. 13, North 5th Street from 1885-86.
Property from the Inventory of James C. Frasca
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