[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Real photo postcard of African American sergeant smoking cigar. Ca 1910s.
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 1, 2022
Lots Close
Mar 8, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$75 -
$150
Sold for $156
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Real photo postcard of African American sergeant smoking cigar. Ca 1910s.
3 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. real photo postcard (toning and some soiling to image, some surface abrasions, some creasing, corner and edge wear). Ink inscribed on verso, "PD _ We have a quarantine and I can not get to towns to have any photos taken."
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