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JOHN H. RYDER (1826-1904)
Blackface musician with man pointing.
Albumen print, the image measuring 7
5
/
8
x 8
3
/
4
inches (19.3x22.2
cm.), the mount 8x9
7
/
8
inches (20.3x25.1 cm.), with Ryder’s gilt-lettered Cleveland address and
“High Art Photographer,” on mount recto. 1890s
[400/600]
Ryder began his career as a daguerreotypist and later photographed several American presidents.
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GEORGE L.G. COOK (1819-1902)
African American group with an ox-drawn cart, two dogs, and chickens.
Albumen print, the image measuring
4
3
/
4
x8
1
/
8
inches (10.8x20.6 cm.), the mount slightly larger, with Cook’s Charleston, S.C. imprint,
and a Cook Collection,Valentine Museum hand stamp, with later notations (indicating the print is
a duplicate), in pencil, on mount verso. Circa 1875
[1,500/2,500]
Originally from the Jay Culver Family Collection.
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