[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. PALMER, J.A., and HAVENS, photographers. A group of 2 stereoviews of African American subjects, incl. Chimney Sweeps and Cotton Pickers. Ca 1870s.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. PALMER, J.A., and HAVENS, photographers. A group of 2 stereoviews of African American subjects, incl. Chimney Sweeps and Cotton Pickers. Ca 1870s.
PALMER, J.A., photographer. Chimney Sweeps. Aiken, SC: ca 1870s (image has lightened). Studio imprint and manuscript title on verso. Outdoor view of a young trio wearing dark hats and work clothes while holding tools of their trade. Provenance: The Treadwell Collection (ink stamp verso). -- HAVENS, O.P., photographer. Cotton Picking No. 3. Savannah, GA: ca 1870s (rich tonality, light spotting). Studio imprint and penciled notation on verso indicating that image was bought in Charleston, SC. Together, 2 stereoviews, 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. or smaller, on cardstock mounts.
Both J.A. Palmer and O.P. Havens are well known for capturing Reconstruction-era images of African American life in the south.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
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