[AFRICAN AMERICANA - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Ninth plate ambrotype of an African American woman.
Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Jun 15, 2023
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Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Ninth plate ambrotype of an African American woman.
Ninth plate ambrotype of an African American or mixed race woman. (Cracks to emulsion/surface scratches to image, minor spotting and areas of fading/loss to emulsion; sealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case with metal fob to upper edge (surface wear throughout). The subject wears a floral printed dress and her hair in curls.
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