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1890s Infant w/ Black & White Dolls NY Studio Cabinet Photo 1890s Infant w/ Black & White Dolls NY Studio Cabinet Photo

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1890s Infant w/ Black & White Dolls NY Studio Cabinet Photo

$800.00

Remarkably straight forward, the dolls are both quite pricey toys (European - perhaps French / German) and photographed prominently. This is a statement made by socially progressive parents, the child’s face is joyous and it’s...
1910s Prison Convict Labor Fort Madison IA Photo RPPC 1910s Prison Convict Labor Fort Madison IA Photo RPPC

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1910s Prison Convict Labor Fort Madison IA Photo RPPC

$500.00

Incredibly unique glimpse of an early work house.  The men wearing their own clothing among scrap piles of shop materials. African American and Caucasian men, some no older than boys.  Unused AZO postcard w/ heavy...
19thc Abolitionist Quaker Woman African American Freed Slave Kansas School Advert 19thc Abolitionist Quaker Woman African American Freed Slave Kansas School Advert

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19thc Abolitionist Quaker Woman African American Freed Slave Kansas School Advert

$750.00

Elizabeth L. Comstock (1815-91) a British native raised in Quaker schools immigrated to Ontario to join her sister when her husband died. It was there that Comstock became a Quaker minister, quickly moving to Michigan...
19thc African American Woman Domestic Labor Discovery Photos 19thc African American Woman Domestic Labor Discovery Photos

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19thc African American Woman Domestic Labor Discovery Photos

$1,500.00

Elder wearing a homespun calico uniform and apron from another time. She is composed in a 3/4 length portrait on her own and in the companion piece, her employer reads aloud from the bible. The...
19thc Egyptian Slave African Woman Tribal Scarification Cabinet Photo 19thc Egyptian Slave African Woman Tribal Scarification Cabinet Photo

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19thc Egyptian Slave African Woman Tribal Scarification Cabinet Photo

$1,000.00

  The pose focused on her facial scars suggest more of an inventory photo than a portrait. Milky eyes and open mouth seem more hesitant than anything that could be construed positively.  Though abolition began in Egypt...
19thc Removed Black Nanny White Child Tintype Photo 19thc Removed Black Nanny White Child Tintype Photo

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19thc Removed Black Nanny White Child Tintype Photo

$1,500.00

A significant image, the painstaking intent to erase speaks volumes.  The following measures have been taken to obfuscate any hint of the Reconstruction Era nurse beyond any I've ever seen employed in a 'Hidden Mother'. ...
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