(PHOTOGRAPHY) In Dixie Land card game

Sale 2503 - Lot 358

Price Realized: $ 938

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

(PHOTOGRAPHY.) "In Dixie-Land" card game. Complete set of 53 illustrated playing cards plus one advertising card, in original red cardboard box with instructions mounted to inner lid; minor wear to box, card "F1" a bit defaced, otherwise light wear to cards. Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Game Company, 1897

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A rummy-like game, with each of the 53 cards bearing a photographic image of an African-American. While the images and captions are intended to be whimsical or comical, and are often in dialect, they offer a somewhat sympathetic depiction of African-American life.