Feb 25, 2010 - Sale 2204

Sale 2204 - Lot 345

Price Realized: $ 450
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 350 - $ 500
(PHOTOGRAPHY--PULLMAN PORTERS.) Two early images of Pullman porters. 6th plate tintype with original gilt frame, lacking the case and a large cabinet card, 6-1/2x4 inches; a slight crease to the bottom of the latter. 1870s-1890s

Additional Details

Two early images of Pullman porters. The first African-American porters began to appear shortly after the Civil War. The cabinet card was taken in Petersburg, Virginia.