Day 2: Early & Historic Americana

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[AFRICAN AMERICANA] Well-Dressed Black Gentleman

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Sixth plate waist-up studio portrait tintype. N.p.: n.p., circa mid- to late-19th century. Half thermoplastic case.

A studio portrait of an unidentified Black gentleman. Wearing a fine suit, the subject was almost certainly a freedman.

[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] [African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation]

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Some minor scratches and chips on the tintype.

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Day 2: Early & Historic Americana

[AFRICAN AMERICANA] Well-Dressed Black Gentleman

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