Market Scene

Published by

Nowell, Frank A., American, ca. 1848 - 1906

Date

1880-1888

Medium

albumen and silver on paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (left image): 3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in. (8.1 × 7.5 cm)

H x W (right image): 3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (8 × 7.4 cm)

H x W x D (card): 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 × 1/16 in. (8.6 × 17.5 × 0.1 cm)

Description

A reddish brown stereograph photograph of a butcher shop scene. In the image, two men stand in front of a display of meat that appears to be staged in a photography studio. The man on the left is wearing khakis, a coat, and a hat with an up-turned rear brim. He is holding a wicker basket to the man in front of him. The man standing in the center of the image is dressed in white pants, a long-sleeved white shirt covered, white apron and a white hat. He is reaching out for the basket with one hand. In the background is a shelf with three rafters that feature two sets of ribs, an upended chicken, a flank, a leg, a hen, and a trussed package. At the far right of the photograph stand two butcher’s blocks. Printed in black text on the card on the left side is “F. A. NOWELL, / No. 263 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S.C.” Printed in black text on the right side of the card is “Charleston & Vicinity.” Listed on the back of the card are “Catalogue of Views of Charleston and Vicinity,” with titles listed from #1-70. "No. 25. Market Scene" is underlined lightly in graphite.

Place depicted

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Type

stereographs

Topic

American South

Business

Foodways

Labor

Photography

U.S. History, 1865-1921

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family

Object number

2018.43.14

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage

CC0

GUID

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