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Sepia Gelatin Silver Print, "American History"

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Sepia Gelatin Silver Print,  American History

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Auction Date:2004 Oct 08 @ 21:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:United States
6 7/8" x 5 1/2" sepia gelatin silver print [mimics albumen] on board mount. A theatrical group. Back row: 4 Indian men, probably Ojibway. Front row: At left, a "priest" with two puppets, one white, one black. HE'S A VENTRILOQUIST. In center a western show performer. At right, blackface banjo player. No imprint. Unconsciously prefigures "Saturday Night Live" humor. Trivial scrape, slight discoloration. Tack holes on top of mount. [