Boudoir card with images on recto and verso, comprising: Outdoor posed portrait of an African American man with a fish that is longer than he is tall and outweighs him by a factor of 2 plus. Titled in the negative: "302 A Catalina Fish, 510 lbs." alongside photographer identification "Waite Photo." Penciled below image is "H.N. Smith," who may be the man in the photo. Outdoor photograph of two white youngsters with a fish nearly their size. Titled in negative "367 Otto(?) Jew Fish, Catalina Isl." Also by Waite. Fishing tourism was exceedingly popular in California from the 1890s to 1910, with quite a few professional photographers working at popular spots to document catches. This image here is exceedingly rare, with no other fishing photographs with African American subjects known. Condition: Very good. Possibly trimmed a bit along one edge.
Boudoir card with images on recto and verso, comprising: Outdoor posed portrait of an African American man with a fish that is longer than he is tall and outweighs him by a factor of 2 plus. Titled in the negative: "302 A Catalina Fish, 510 lbs." alongside photographer identification "Waite Photo." Penciled below image is "H.N. Smith," who may be the man in the photo. Outdoor photograph of two white youngsters with a fish nearly their size. Titled in negative "367 Otto(?) Jew Fish, Catalina Isl." Also by Waite. Fishing tourism was exceedingly popular in California from the 1890s to 1910, with quite a few professional photographers working at popular spots to document catches. This image here is exceedingly rare, with no other fishing photographs with African American subjects known. Condition: Very good. Possibly trimmed a bit along one edge.
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