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Full plate hand-painted tintype photograph of African-American Sergeant William H. Carney and his wife Susannah Carney. 7.25” x 10”. Carved on the back: “Sgt. Wm. Carney, 54th Mass. Vols. 1900” (the date may be 1901). The Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863) officially authorized recruiting black soldiers for the first time.....
Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Impressionist painter. Rare photographic reproduction, 6.25" x 10.5", of one of Renoir’s paintings of a nude woman kneeling, The image has an original signature on the lower border in black ink, “Renoir.” The photograph was originally part of the archive of Renoir's art dealer, the great Ambrose Vollard.....
Ethnologist and photographer of the American West and of Native American peoples. "The Vanishing Race." An image of the Navajo disappearing down a trail, embodying the disappearance of a people and a way of life. Platinum print, 6"x8" inches, with Curtis' signature, in ink, on recto, and with notations, in.....
DOUGLASS, Frederick. Frederick Douglass. CDV of Frederick Douglass by J.W. Hurn: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No date. Very rare original CDV photo of Douglass, Clipped corners of mat. The Library of Congress has no catalog data on this portrait and assigns no date to it. David W. Blight, ed., Narrative of the Life.....
KELLER, HELEN American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Exceptional Large colored photograph signed with a quotation in her hand. [N.p.: n.d]. Colored photograph depicting an older Keller in cap and gown, inscribed with a quotation on the.....
Exquisite matte-finish 6.25" x 10.5" photographic print of Renoir’s 1885 painting entitled ‘Girl in the Yellow Hat,’ The image has a hand signed signature on the lower border in black ink, “Renoir.” official certification authenticate Renoir’s signature, adding the date January 10, 1911, signed by the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer, France.....
Civil War tintype of an African American cavalryman, likely taken in the field. 2 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. Circa 1864-5. Seated subject wears a kepi with indecipherable device and infantry jacket with sleeve embroidery. Among the US Colored Troops, cavalrymen were especially rare with just two regiments, the 9th.....
American artist and leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Unique gelatin silver print taken by Andy Warhol at Jerry Hall's birthday party July 3, 1980 at Studio 54. In the photograph Hall is passing slices of birthday cake over her shoulder to Rolling Stones guitarist.....
Inscribed signed photo by all three Apollo 11 astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Glossy 10" x 8" black and white photo of the Apollo 11 crew on their first evening out of quarantine after their return to earth posing with three executives of the Rice Hotel on.....
Andy Warhol, American artist and leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Unique gelatin silver print taken by Andy Warhol of American fashion designer Roy Halston with a Geisha Drag Queen at Studio 54. Halston was known as the first ever American "celebrity" designer for his.....
Archive of 32 photos of women in the military. C. 1940s-1950s. Silver gelatin photos with 2 in color. Measurements range from 5 x 4 to 4 x 3.5 inches. 14 of the photographs are from the Marine Corps with captions and text "Marine Corps Photo" printed beneath the images. Photos.....
Archive of 2 albums showing 1940s. women in military service, includes 176 silver gelatin photos measuring between 2 x 2 and 9 x 7.5 inches. Photos are in 2 white leather albums measuring 10 x 12 inches, the cover of one inscribed in blue ink, "Eva Albanese Hammond, Military Days.....
African American Air Force Photo album of a black soldier in the recently racially integrated 608th Aircraft Control and Warning (ACW) Squadron in the US Air Force based in Korea during the Korean War, 1950-1952. 130 black and white silver gelatin photographs. Album measures 15" x 10.75" and displays a......
Archive of 22 photos, mostly from the WWII era and into the mid 1950s, with two later photos. Photos primarily range from 6.5" x 8.5" to 8.5" x 10", though there are 2 larger photos. All photos are black and white, and many are press photos with captions and date.....
British Mandate Palestine Photo album with 107 sepia toned black and white photographs of Palestine, its inhabitants, and the Zionist figures instrumental in the creation of the Israeli state, including Theodor Herzl, Baron Edmond De Rotschild, Sir Herbert Samuel, and the Aaronsohns. Photographs measure approximately 6" x 4", are numbered.....
Robert Frank. Les américains. Paris: Robert Delpire, [1958]. First edition, preceding the American edition published by Grove Press by nearly a year. Oblong quarto. [174] pages. Publisher's laminated boards designed by Saul Steinberg, without dust jacket, as issued. Spine a bit toned, front joint cracking, some toning to boards, and.....
Archive of 35 artistically shot, candid, street photographs of African Americans and other Chicagoans by an unknown photographer. Circa 1970s. 35 black and white silver gelatin photographic portraits. Measuring 8" x 9.75" each. Photographs printed on semi-glossy paper. This collection of photographs capture the daily life of African Americans and.....
Archive of 326 silver gelatin photos of a Chinese American family in various parts of Northern California dated between 1915-1926. The photos are affixed to thin tan paper album pages. Some photos are loose. Images are crisp and clear. Photos measure between 1.75" x 2" to 4" x 6" pasted.....
OGAWA, Kazumasa Japanese Costumes Before the Restoration. St. Louis: Ogawa,1893. Photographed by Ogawa, with the direction of Chitora Kawasaki of Ko-Yu-Kai (Tokyo Fine Arts School) First Edition. Large format 13.5" x 10.5". Original cardstock covers, three hole bound with light green silk ribbon, somewhat detached. 17 large black and white.....
Archive of of black soldiers' photographs from the 1940s and 1950s deployed in Asia; Philippines and Korea regions. 38 silver gelatin black and white photographs with a sepia tone. Photos range in size, though most are 5" x 3". Most of these units appear to be all black units, but.....
Langston Hughes. African American Novelist. Early signed portrait of Langston Hughes at the age of 30, a year after winning the Harmon Gold Medal for his first novel Not Without Laughter. Gelatin silver print, 10 x 8 inches, James L. Allen, photographer. New York, 10 November 1931. Photographer's embossed stamp.....
Photo album published in 1939 from Eretz, Israel, by “The Palestine Cigarette Co, LTD”. Consists of 216 photographs from the archive of the Jewish National Fund and the National Zionist Archive, depicting Jewish defense forces, building activities, and more. Album measures 13” x 9” and photos are around 5” x......
[African American Troops] Reading: New York Gallery, c. 1880. Cabinet card Photograph measuring 4 x 2 ½ inches on larger mount. An unusual cabinet card showing civil war veterans together toasting, with an African-American former military man in the foreground wearing medals on his jacket likely collected at Grand Army.....
Archive of photos and real photo postcards of American troops at the Mexican Border during the war between the revolutionary Mexican government and the U.S., primarily during the 1910s.Archive of 58 photos ranging from 2" x 3" to 8" x 10". Black and white photos, many sepia toned. Many are.....
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[LGBTQ] Photo archive from a cross-dressing drag show celebration featuring drag kings & drag queens on a runway stage. 37 vintage color photos measuring 3.5" x 3.5". Many of the performers are wearing beautifully eccentric and elaborate dresses & costumes; some have extravagant headdresses, sequins, scantily-clad & revealing costumes, feather.....