Philadelphia: 1854. Ninth plate ambrotypes in a union case, measuring 2 ½ x 2 ⅛ inches (visible) in larger case. With the identification of (Isaac) Rehn, with his imprint and “Patented July 4 & 11, 1854” imprinted on the case. A fine pair. A striking pair of ambrotypes of Mary.....
Boston: Anti-Slavery Bazaar, 1849. Small broadside measuring 7 ¾ x 4 ½ inches printed on green wove paper. Some creases and a small tear at margin, near fine. The American Anti-Slavery Society hosted annual bazaars, which served as fundraisers, with money going to supporting the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper. Many.....
Philadelphia: Henszey and Co., 1860s. Albumen photograph measuring 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches on mount. Excellent condition with clipped corners and minimal wear. Rachel Wilson Moore, a Quaker from Philadelphia who had strong anti-slavery views, traveled to the Caribbean and South America in the 1860s to try to save.....
Various Publishers. A collection of books from the library of Earnest Elmo Calkins, who had the twin distinctions of being a pioneer in the design of the modern advertising agency and also being one of the first prominent American deaf businessmen. Highlights of the collection include a copy.....
Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1858. First Expanded, Second Overall. 8vo, publisher’s blue cloth, xii, 212 pp. Some foxing and light wear, very good. This is the first expanded and the second overall edition and first edition thus of Benson’s autobiography, expanded by Henson from the 1849 edition after.....
Nagasaki: Ikuta, 1893. Albumen photograph measuring 5 x 3 ½ inches on a larger mount, with the imprint of Ikuta, Uwajima on mount recto. Slight fading, near fine condition. With identifying marks to verso. A photograph of the wedding party of the African-American missionary and author William Jackson Callahan and.....
Los Angeles: 1976. Eight kodachrome slides showing Foxx, with one possibly related slide of a woman included as well. Unpublished, originally taken for the May 6, 1976 issue of Jet Magazine (Vol. 50 No. 7), which is also included here. Fine condition, magazine nearly fine with slightest tanning. Redd Foxx.....
Tuskegee: 1949. Silver gelatin photograph measuring 8 x 10 inches, with two typed letters, signed, one from Dawson and one from Rolla Foley. Identifying marks to verso of photograph, generally fine condition. A portrait of William L. Dawson, taken by P.H. Polk, during Dawson’s tenure at the Tuskegee Institute, where.....
Cincinnati: Ball and Thomas, 1858-1868. Four cartes de visite, one showing Ball and Thomas's studio at 120 w. 4th St. and the other three with the 30 W. 4th St. address. A group of four photographs taken at the studio of J.P. Ball in Cincinnati. One subject is identified as.....
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Cincinnati: J.P. Ball's Photographic Gallery, 1864. Carte-de-visite photograph on larger mount. Writing on verso in ink reads “No. 2. Oct 19/64 / Old Sod.” Some light toning to recto, near fine overall, quite well preserved. An uncommon folk art form, captured on film by the African-American photographer James Presley Ball.....
Richmond: Jefferson Fine Art Gallery, 1898. Albumen photograph measuring 5 ½ x 3 ⅞ on larger mount. Very good to near fine with light wear. James Conway Farley was the first African-American photographer to gain fame in the United States, exhibiting at the Colored Industrial Fair in Richmond in 1884.....
London: 1890s. Small cabinet card photograph measuring 3 ½ x 2 ½ on larger mount. Slight fading, excellent condition. A portrait of Ambrose Clairmont of Bridgetown, Barbados, taken in London at the J.L. Huntly studio in Highbury. Clairmonte was a tailor and graduate of Harrison College in Bridgetown, Barbados. His.....
New Haven: Black Panther Party, 1970. Double sided broadside on newsprint measuring 17 ½ x 11 inches, with horizontal fold. Small closed tears and foxing to margin, light tanning, very good overall. An uncommon Black Panther imprint printed during the 1970 New Haven trials surrounding the death of Alex Rackley.....
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Cincinnati / St. Louis: George H. Jung Co., 1920s-1930s. Four panel fan measuring appx. 4 x 7.5 inches. Staining to front panel, some chips and wear, good plus overall. A fan produced by the George F. Jung Co. of Cincinnati for the Price & Walker Funeral Home of St. Louis.....
Asheville: 1910-1920. Silver gelatin print measuring 8 x 10 inches. Some stains and wear, information on verso, good condition. A photograph of the staff at Asheville’s historic Grove Park Inn, taken c. 1910-1920 by the photographer Herbert W. Pelton, who operated a studio in Asheville and took many pictures around.....
Bakersfield: C.A. Nelson, 1890s. Silver gelatin photograph measuring 5 ½ x 3 ⅞ inches on larger mount. Heavy wear to mount, some staining to margin of photograph, wear and creases and a closed tear to mat, fair to good overall. An incredible image of a young African-American man, finely dressed.....
Various Places: 1957-1964. First Edition. Press photographs, various editorial marks and signs of wear, very good plus to near fine overall with excellent contrast. A collection of twenty-five photographs of desegregation and subsequent violence and protests in Little Rock, with twenty-two of the group showing events relating to the Little.....
Chicago: International Labor Defense, 1936. Flier measuring 8 ½ x 11 ½ inches, with ticket measuring 4 x 2 inches. Some light wear and toning, near fine. A pair of items relating to Angelo Herndon and the International Labor Defense’s efforts on behalf of the Scottsboro Boys in 1936 in.....
Atlanta: The Student Voice, Inc., 1964. First Edition. 4to, each a single sheet folded, folded sheet measuring 8 1/2 x 11. Minimal wear, fine condition. The Student Voice was the weekly publication of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC, during the height of the Civil Rights era. Because of.....
American: 1860s. An incredible portrait of an African-American soldier holding a rifle with a bayonet, highly uncommon for three reasons: the fact that it shows an African-American soldier in uniform during the conflict, the playful expression of the sitter, and the caption. The caption is of unknown origin, possibly composed.....
New Orleans and Environs: c. 1880. Includes the following images: Picking Cotton. 7 x 4 in. on cardstock mount (sunned at lower edge). Outdoor view showing many African Americans harvesting cotton. -- Outdoor view of 2 paddlewheel steamships with a crowded dock. 7 1/4 x 4 in. unmounted albumen. --.....
Pocahantas: P.W. Poff, 1860s-1870s. Albumen carte de visite photographs measuring 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches on slightly larger mounts. Some fading to some images, one in fine condition, good to very good overall. A series of images taken by P.W. Poff, who also operated a studio at Bluefield, West.....
Chicago: National Half Century Anniversary Exposition and Lincoln Jubilee, 1915. Felt pennant measuring 38 x 15 inches. Lettering slightly faded, very good condition overall. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Lincoln’s death, the city of Chicago hosted the National Half Century Anniversary Exposition and Lincoln Jubilee, to celebrate emancipation.....
Pennsylvania and France: 1890s-1910s. Five Cabinet Card Photographs and one Mounted Photograph taken at the L. Vasseur Studio in Paris. Generally fine condition, one cabinet card with chips to mount. A small but very compelling group of images recovered from a family collection, documenting an African-American family from Pennsylvania. Five.....
Florida: 1890s. Five bromide photographs measuring 4 3/4" by 4" mounted on a 13 ¾ x 10 ¾ album leaf. Excellent contrast, near fine overall. A collection of five images showing scenes along the Ocklawaha river in the 1890s. The Ocklawaha had been a popular steamboat route in the nineteenth.....