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  • An Hour's Hunting

    An Hour's Hunting

    Photograph by
    Havens, O. Pierre, American, 1838 - 1912
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 3 15/16 × 6 15/16 in. (10 × 17.6 cm)
    H x W (image (each)): 3 9/16 × 3 1/4 in. (9 × 8.3 cm)
    Type
    albumen prints
    stereographs
    portraits
    Place printed
    Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1876-1888
    Description
    A stereograph titled "An Hour's Hunting" printed and photographed by O. Pierre Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depict an unidentified woman and an unidentified girl seated on the open doorstep of a log building. The girl's head rests in the woman's lap. The woman looks down at the child with her hands in the child's hair. The prints are mounted on card stock that is orange on the front and light pink on the reverse. Black text printed on the reverse lists the photographer's name and address. A paper label is adhered upside down on the bottom reverse with black printed text reading: "56. An Hour's Hunting."
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Children
    Hair
    Health
    Photography
    United States--History--1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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