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In fair Kentucky
Title
In fair Kentucky.
Production
Kentucky, [circa 1910s]
Physical Description
12 photographs in 1 album : black and white platinum prints, cyanotype prints ; album 27 x 17 cm
Notes
Title from album cover.
Place of creation from album cover.
Date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Manuscript captions below photographs.
Hand-made soft leather cover with a hand-painted title.
Captions in English.
Provenance
Purchased from Michael Maslan on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2013.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Album containing ten black and white platinum and two cyanotype photographs, taken by an unidentified photographer, circa 1910s. Images depict scenes of nature and seasons in Kentucky, including cattle, flowers, landscapes, ponds, sheep, and stone walls. Also includes a photograph of an African American woman holding flowers, a group of African American women standing in front of a stone house, and an African American child and white child sitting next to each other with the caption "A Study in Black and White: this idea is entirely new being found only here and some other places".
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 05, 2021
References
In Fair Kentucky. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
In Fair Kentucky. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Cyanotypes (photographic prints)
Photographic albums.
Photographs.
Platinum prints.
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