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(12) Finely Dressed African American Portraits Penny Arcade Photos
$900.00
Amongst the earliest forms of photo booth / early arcade photography, so called Penny Portraits done by the Pickard Family in Chattanooga TN. That location dates these to right around 1900. Each measures 2 1/4 x...
(PR) 19thc Victorian Child & Black Rag Doll CDV Studio Photos
$1,500.00
Strong images that have remarkably survived together. One, a very purposeful view with the doll and the companion image captures how familiar and loved the object was to this child. Signed J.H. Lamson...
1860s African American AME Church Membership Card
$600.00
Rare survivor. African Methodist Episcopal Church membership dues slip for the third quarter 1862. Henry Robert's (member) name in pencil and in a more confident hand, A. Till Minister. ___ Very good stable condition with...
1890s Compelling Woman Itinerant Portrait Photo Signed Virginia
$300.00
Fine dress and corsage or purse stand in stark contrast to her empty countenance. Posed against a house on stilts, this may well be the first photograph of her life. Pale blue mount measures 5.5...
1890s Labor Disaster Amputee Portrait Mounted Photo
$375.00
Striking and poignant in equal measure. Identified Alex Miller in pencil on reverse, the source of his injury is not easily researched. Given the proximity to the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) hub from Johnstown and the...
1900s American Gothic Taxidermy Raccoon Calico Photo
$200.00
Hugely endearing.
Measures 3.75 x 5.5", chip at left is in the original negative.
1900s Chinese & Native American Western Social History Photo
$1,200.00
Compelling portraits of under represented cultures in the development of America's Western history.
Nice condition with only smudges at margin and minimal corner chipping.
Mount measures 5.25 x 7.25".
1900s Cleveland OH Elevator Operator Miniature Labor Photos
$550.00
SCARCE subject.
(2) mounted photos (3 x 3.5"), (4) miniatures measure 1 x 2" to 2 x 3" and news clipping.
1900s Compelling African American Family Photo
$375.00
Haunting face may be a portrait of a very young mother or sister. Victorian embossed mount measures 4.5 x 5.5", nice condition with curve.
1900s Death Skeletal Folk Art Sand Sculpture Photo RPPC
$125.00
Fahrmann Tod (The Ferryman) translated from German, carved into the sand.
Measures 3.5 x 5.5”, unused European split back postcard.
Very nice condition with only edge flakes. Strong contrast.
1900s Integrated African American Caretaker Father Itinerant Photo
$450.00
INCREDIBLE circumstance and details in the itinerant’s backdrops (photographs on the ground behind) and clothing.
Identified Beallsville PA. Mount measures 6 x 8”, very nice condition with edge wear.
1900s Texas Southwest Old Mexico Border Family Photos
$375.00
Sight size measures 3.75 x 4.5", terribly intimate portraits.
Flaking to mounts.