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[TRUTH, SOJOURNER (1797-1883)]. CDV of Sojourner Truth with flowers. Uncredited: Michigan, 1864.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$1,500 -
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$3,810
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Lot Description
[TRUTH, SOJOURNER (1797-1883)]. CDV of Sojourner Truth with flowers. Uncredited: Michigan, 1864.
2 3/16 x 3 3/8 in. CDV on cardstock mount (toning, some spotting, clipping to mount corners, verso with adhesive wear/discoloration). Printed caption to recto: "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. / Sojourner Truth." Verso with copyright imprint: "Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1864, by Sojourner Truth, in the Clerk's Office, of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Mich." Truth appears seated at a table with flowers, engaged in knitting.
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