Nov 21 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2687 -

Sale 2687 - Lot 134

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(FLORIDA.) Album of early Florida views mounted on album leaves. 72 albumen photographs, each 3 x 2¾ inches, laid down on 9 disbound album leaves, most with short contemporary captions on mount, a few captioned in the negative; moderate wear and warping to album leaves. Florida, circa 1870s
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These photographs of northeastern and north-central Florida are single panels from unmounted stereoviews, laid down directly on leaves so that no special glasses are needed to appreciate them. Locations include the Oklawaha and St. John's Rivers, Jacksonville, Fort George Island, St. Augustine. Three depict Florida Express wagons, and two show the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe near Jacksonville. Several depict African-American subjects, most notably a group photo posed at the pioneering Stanton Institute in Jacksonville, and a ragged boy named Sam. Obligatory orange trees and a lone alligator are included, as mandated by law.

At least two of the captioned images have been credited to Florida photographer Charles Seaver Jr. ("Florida Express" and "The Gate, Hibernia, Fla."), and the album is inscribed in a later hand "Views by C. Seaver."

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