Beschreibung:

Lot of 4 CDVs of African American subjects taken in frontier Kansas. CDV full-length portrait of a young boy. Parker & Tomlinson: Fort Scott, Kansas, n.d., ca 1865. Imprint on verso. A young boy stands next to a column wearing a jacket just slightly too small and a black cap. CDV portrait of a seated man. J.H. & T.M. Concannon: Fort Scott, Kansas, n.d., ca 1868. Imprint on verso. Subject stares disarmingly at the camera wearing a light-colored suit. One elbow resets on a tasseled table next to him and he holds his lapel with his other hand. CDV full-length portrait of man identified as Moses Smith. J.B. Shane: Lawrence, Kansas, n.d., ca 1870. Imprint on verso. A gentleman leans against a short column with his legs crossed and his arm behind his back. His top button is done and his hat rests on faux rocks beside him. CDV studio portrait of a young girl. Downing's Gallery: Topeka, Kansas, n.d., ca 1880. Imprint on verso. Subject sits on an upholstered sofa wearing a lovely corduroy dress with lace trim, delicate curls framing her face. Condition: Some toning and light soiling.