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  2025-10-10 09:00:00 2025-10-10 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : Day 2: Early & Historic Americana https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/day-2-early-historic-americana-19250
Day one of Fleischer's 2025 Fall Premier auction includes early American artifacts, documents, signatures, ephemera, and weaponry. Rare material relating to African American history is featured, as well as fine examples of antique photography.
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Lot 292

[AFRICAN AMERICANA] (3) Tintypes of Black Men

Estimate: $250 - $500
Starting Bid
$100

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$100 $25
$300 $50
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A grouping of three (3) uncased studio view tintypes of African American men. Views include: 

 

1. Tintype full-length studio view. Uncased 3 1/2 x 2 1/14 in.

 

A fine full-length view of a young Black gentleman posing before a domestic painted backdrop with his elbow propped upon a stone monument. Dressed in trousers and a suitcoat with a vest poking out, he stares directly at the photographer's lens.

 

2. Tintype full-length studio view. Uncased 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.

 

A handsome full-length view of two Black men, staring directly at the camera. One has his arm resting upon the back of a chair, while the other has his hand cupped around his companion's shoulder. The two men are dressed in fine suits. They are outfitted in similar hats before a painted photographer's backdrop.

 

3. Tintype full-length studio view. Uncased 4 x 2 1/2 in.

 

An excellent full-length view of a young Black gentleman looking directly at the photographer's lens with one arm drawn behind his back and the other resting on a stone monument. He is clad in a fine suit with a felted fedora before a painted forest backdrop. 

 

A nice collection of tintypes showcasing Black subjects. 

 

[Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards, Stereographs][African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Pamphlets, Publications, Ephemera, Books, Rare Books, Tracts]
 

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