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(AFRICAN AMERICANA)
Pair of binders with more than 65 loose vernacular
images of African Americans, the first with 43
family-oriented photographs predominantly from
the early 20th century, including studio portraits,
photo booth images, real photo postcards (9), and
snapshots (some pre-1900); and the second a
World War I- and World War II-era military
compilation with 24 photographs, including 4 real
photo postcards of men in uniform, group
portraits of soldiers, snapshots of sailors and Army
servicemen, and a photomechanical postcard that
reads “ColoredTroops at Camp Lee,Va.”Printing-
out paper and silver prints, various sizes from
2x1
3
/
4
to 7
1
/
2
x9
1
/
2
inches (5.1x4.4 to 19.0x24.1
cm.), a few with handwritten notations on recto
or verso. 1880s-1950s
[600/900]
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(AUTO RACING)
Album with 100 photographs of men and women
racing and enjoying their automobiles in small
towns and the countryside. Including images of
cars zipping by filled with passengers, men with
checkered flags and cars idling side by side, gas
stations, dirt roads, and people posing around their
cars and lounging between rides wearing long
driving coats and goggles, as well as scenic views
of rolling hills, waterfalls, lakes, and other pleasant
pastimes. Silver prints, each approximately 3
5
/
8
x4
5
/
8
inches (9.2x11.7 cm.), mounted recto/verso, one
per page. Small oblong 4to, leather, worn. 1920s
[800/1,200]
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