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The Collection of Jim and Jane Finch: Vintage and Contemporary Photographs

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Collection: Disturbing racist photographic history: Warning

These photographs from the late 19th and first half of the 20th centuries provide graphic evidence of undiluted racism, evidenced by demeaning caricatures and views of African Americans as prisoners and medical specimens. Photographs of lynchings,that give further documentation of racist terrorism and the social acceptance of that terror, are not included. Warning: Many of these photos are disturbing and have the potential for a strong emotional response.
Rolling cages for prison work gangs in Seneca, SC
  • Rolling cages for prison work gangs in Seneca, SC
silver gelatin, RPPC
Rascist caracature of wedding ceremony
  • Rascist caracature of wedding ceremony
silver gelatin
Portrait of child with beheaded nanny!
  • Portrait of child with beheaded nanny!
tintype
Guard, men in shackles, dogs
  • Guard, men in shackles, dogs
silver gelatin
Caricature photo of African American birth
  • Caricature photo of African American birth
silver gelatin
16 x 20 in
(40.64 x 50.8 cm)
Caricature genre scene
  • Caricature genre scene
stereoview, silver gelatin
Bred in Old Kentucky
  • Bred in Old Kentucky
silver gelatin
African-American man in blackface
  • African-American man in blackface
silver gelatin
"A real case of smallpox" medical exhibit
  • "A real case of smallpox" medical exhibit
silver gelatin
 

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