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Four Views of New Orleans and the Surrounding Countryside, Including African-American Subjects

Four Views of New Orleans and the Surrounding Countryside, Including African-American Subjects by [African-Americana - Early Photography - New Orleans] Mugnier, George

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Seller: Auger Down Books
Title
Four Views of New Orleans and the Surrounding Countryside, Including African-American Subjects
Author
[African-Americana - Early Photography - New Orleans] Mugnier, George
Seller
Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New Orleans and Environs, 1880. Includes the following images: Picking Cotton. 7 x 4 in. on cardstock mount (sunned at lower edge). Outdoor view showing many African Americans harvesting cotton. -- Outdoor view of 2 paddlewheel steamships with a crowded dock. 7 1/4 x 4 in. unmounted albumen. -- Cotton Steamer on the Mississippi. 7 x 4 in. on partially-tripped cardstock mount. -- New Orleans. Cotton Wharfs. On paper mount (small tear at mount edge. -- Together, 4 photographs, each 7 x 4 in. Overall near fine. Near Fine. The Swiss-born photographer George Francois Mugnier immigrated to New Orleans in 1868 and apprenticed under his father as a clock-maker before beginning a career in photography. He is best known for his views of New Orleans and the surrounding countryside in the 1880s. Offered here are four well preserved examples of his work, showing the New Orleans cotton industry in the 1880s, when roughly a third of American cotton production went through the city. A near fine collection with some occasional fading to images.

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