Title

Market Scene, 1880-1888. Creator: Frank A. Nowell.

Caption

A reddish brown stereograph photograph of a butcher shop scene. In the image, two African-American 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.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A74_073

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

116,4Mb (3,8Mb) / 29,7in x 15,2in / 8918 x 4561 (300dpi)

Keywords

studio food people black male job man men shopping shop shops country guy occupation museum photography meat location century profession Charleston South Carolina posed concept butcher African American African-American B&W afro-american street vendor street seller United States of America 19th century black & white black and white B W photography studio staged meat market nineteenth century heritage American America USA butcher's meat seller photographer's studio stereoscopic photography street trader TGN photograph stereocard united states butcher's shop Stereoscopy Stereograph stereocard cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art stereographic card stereoscopics National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art stereographs Frank A. Nowell Nowell Frank A. F. A. Nowell Nowell F. A.