[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Irregular boudoir card of a pregnant African American woman outside of a home in Texas.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$400
Sold for $250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Irregular boudoir card of a pregnant African American woman outside of a home in Texas.
7 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (heavy toning, surface soiling, and wear to mount edges and corners). Ink caption beneath image reads, "A Fruit-(full) Country, Adjacent to La Porte Tex." Partly printed label applied on verso identifies photograph as an image of "Darkies' Home Old Pri[nce?]," sold by Henry L. Adams, Auburn, N.Y. and Edgard Jennings, La Porte, Texas." Two African American woman and one child can be seen standing outside of the home, one of the women appearing to be in the late stages of pregnancy.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
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