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Art News: Historic Photo of an Interracial Couple Goes to Auction

By David Schonauer   Thursday October 10, 2024

What is believed to be the first American photograph of a romantically posed interracial couple will go to auction on October 26. The anonymous daguerreotype, taken around 1850-1855, depicts a white woman and an African American or mixed-race man in an amorous pose, notes Fine Books & Collections Magazine. The …

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