[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. MUGNIER, George Francois

[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. MUGNIER, George Francois (1855-1936), photographer. A group of 4 albumen photographs, incl. steamships and African American subjects. New Orleans, [ca 1880].

Picking Cotton. 7 x 4 in. on cardstock mount (sunned at lower edge). Outdoor view showing many African Americans harvesting cotton. -- Outdoor view of 2 paddlewheel steamships with a crowded dock. 7 1/4 x 4 in. unmounted albumen. -- Cotton Steamer on the Mississippi. 7 x 4 in. on partially-tripped cardstock mount. -- New Orleans. Cotton Wharfs. On paper mount (small tear at mount edge. -- Together, 4 photographs, each 7 x 4 in. with top edge curved, most in fine condition with minor curling as is typical of unmounted albumens.