17 Items: Postcards & Photos: Black Americana
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[Black Americana/Postcards/Photos] 17 Items. ++ Tintype, full-length, possibly showing an African American. Sixth plate. Tarnishing (esp left edge), warping. Very good. Verso has sticker residue. ++ Photograph of an African American, chest length. 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. Backstamp: “Massey’s Arists in Oils, Crayons, &c…” Portions of Massey’s New York address obscured by the wear to the back. Corners and edges of backing worn. Dampstain to image. ++ 1 gelatin silver print, handwritten “1944 Sept 1” date on verso. Signed by the 4 people shown. ++ Trade card for Lautz Bros and Co.’s soaps, 4 3/8 x 3 in. Stain to verso. ++ 13 other postcards, mostly after drawings, of which 9 show African Americans, usually as caricatures based on racial stereotypes. Mostly very good, some have creasing, stains, and/or corner wear, at least 1 has tape to text side.
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17 Items: Postcards & Photos: Black Americana
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