[CIVIL WAR]. A group of photographs of African American subjects, likely family members, highlighted by a sixth plate tintype of a soldier.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
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Live / Cincinnati
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$2,000 -
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$1,651
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[CIVIL WAR]. A group of photographs of African American subjects, likely family members, highlighted by a sixth plate tintype of a soldier.
Sixth plate tintype featuring a seated African American soldier wearing a regulation 1858 frock coat and forage cap (severe flaking to plate, few spots of discoloration and some scratches; unsealed.) Housed in a repaired Union case (moderate wear and chipping to edges). -- Sixth plate tintype of an African American woman sitting with her arm resting on a studio end table with fringed cover. (Some bending/creasing to plate, with a few spots/plate imperfections and spotting to mat; unsealed.) Housed loosely in a pressed paper case (surface wear). -- CDV portrait of a young African American man standing and resting his arm on the top rail of a studio chair placed next to him (toning, soiling, spotting; wear to mount). Southbridge, MA: Geo. M. Lovell, ca 1888. Photographer's imprint to verso, along with multiple inscriptions and numbered handstamp. Inscriptions identify the subject as William Robinson of Everett, Massachusetts. -- Together, 3 photographic portraits of African American subjects, possibly family members. Consignor relates the trio was found together.
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