Lot 147

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - AFRICAN]. A group of 4 CDVs featuring African subjects, including:

Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Lots Open

Mar 27, 2023

Lots Close

Apr 4, 2023

Timed Online / Cincinnati

Estimate

$300 - $500

Sold for $189

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - AFRICAN]. A group of 4 CDVs featuring African subjects, including:

A pair of views of Saint-Louis, Senegal, showing a multitude of people on the near side of the Senegal River, and the city structures on the other side in the background. N.p.: n.p., [1870] (one image with heavy spotting which appears to be in the negative, the other with a clipped edge; both with toning and wear to mounts). Both images feature the same period ink inscription on verso reading: "St. Louis and market place in 'Guch En Dar on the Senegal River West Coast of Africa October 12th 1870." Saint-Louis is located on what is known as N'Dar Island. -- Studio portrait of a young African male seated and holding a bow, spear, and shield. New York: Gurney & Son, n.d. (light spotting, clipped edges and corners). -- Illustration of an African man wearing what appears to be a costume made of long feathers, and holding some kind of long blade or horn in one hand. N.p.: n.p., [1870]. Pencil inscriptions to verso include "Warrior of Cajor" and a notation identifying the image to Saint-Louis, Senegal, and dating it to September of 1870. -- Together, 4 CDVs featuring African subjects, each 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. or larger, on cardstock mounts.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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