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African American History Reconstruction Era Tintype Portrait of Black Woman in Victorian Dress ca 1860s by Black Woman Tintype

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Seller: Max Rambod Inc.

Title: African American History Reconstruction Era Tintype Portrait of Black Woman in Victorian Dress ca 1860s
Author: Black Woman Tintype
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1865. Tintype portrait of African American woman, circa late 1860s, documents Black female self-presentation during the Reconstruction era following the abolition of slavery in 1865. The image places the sitter within the early years of legal freedom for formerly enslaved people, when photography became an accessible medium for recording identity, status, and personal dignity. Tintypes, widely adopted in the mid-nineteenth century due to their affordability and durability, enabled broader participation in studio portraiture, including among African American communities newly navigating public life after emancipation. The sitter's formal pose and composed presentation align with established studio conventions used to assert respectability and social standing in a period of rapid social transition. Tintype photograph measuring approximately 3 3/16 x 2 inches. The image depicts a standing African American woman dressed in a pleated Victorian gown with visible fringe, paired with a fitted outer garment secured with a brooch. She wears white gloves, a structured white hat, and jewelry including earrings and a necklace. The composition presents the figure full-length, emphasizing dress and posture. The tonal qualities are consistent with period tintype production, with a darkened background and controlled studio lighting. Following the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, African American portraiture expanded significantly as photography offered a means to construct and preserve individual identity outside of enslavement. Clothing and adornment in such images provide evidence of how Black women engaged with prevailing standards of dress and respectability, often using fashion to signal autonomy and social mobility. This photograph contributes to the visual record of Reconstruction-era Black life by documenting material culture, personal presentation, and participation in photographic practices during a foundational period in American history. Minor wear with slight clipping to corners; overall very good condition.

The Influence of Oxygen Inhalation on Muscular Work by Hill, L & Flack, M

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Title: The Influence of Oxygen Inhalation on Muscular Work
Author: Hill, L & Flack, M
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: A very good copy; unopened.
Description: London: Journal of Physiology, 1910. OFFPRINT.. Original publisher's printed wrappers. A very good copy; unopened.. 8vo. An analysis of the effect of oxygen on athlete's muscles.

The Stockroom Mail Order Catalog: all the best in sexual technology

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Title: The Stockroom Mail Order Catalog: all the best in sexual technology
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Los Angeles: The STockroom, 1997. Magazine. 37p., 8.5x11 inches, profusely illustrated with b&w photos and drawings of nude men and women and their sex toys, very good magazine format catalog in stapled pictorial wraps. Toys for all occasions and persuasions.

Gold and Silver in the West by Watkins, T. H.

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Title: Gold and Silver in the West
Author: Watkins, T. H.
Seller: Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: A near fine copy in a very good- dust jacket.
Description: Palo Alto: American West Pub. Co., 1971. First edition. Cloth. A near fine copy in a very good- dust jacket.. 287 pp. Illus. with color and b/w photos and drawings. 4to.

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