| Creator |
Jarvis, J. F. (John Fillis), 1849-1931. |
| Contributor |
Underwood, Bert Elias, 1862-1943, associated name. |
|
Underwood & Underwood, distributor. |
| Title |
Wrestling for a bride, Dahomey, Africa. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Washington, D.C. : J.F. Jarvis, publisher |
| Publisher |
D.C. Washington. 1894 |
| Date |
[1894] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format) |
| Description |
Stereoview depicting a tableau vivant with a racialized tone in a studio setting in which two Black men attired in sarongs,
face each other, and are in lunged stances. Behind them, to the left, three Black men, attired in sarongs, stand in front
of a hut and palm trees, and watch the "wrestling" men. The kingdom of Dahomey established about 1600 by the Fon people became
the independent country Republic of Dahomey, and was renamed Benin in 1975.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date inferred from series title printed below title. |
|
Distributor's imprint printed on mount: Sold by Underwood & Underwood. New York, Liverpool, Toronto-Canada, Ottowa, Kansas. |
|
Title printed on verso in six different languages. |
|
J.F. Jarvis was the largest manufacturer of stereoviews in Washington D.C. during the late 19th century. He published his
own trade list and numerous views of government surveys.
|
|
RVCDC |
|
Description revised 2022. |
|
Access points revised 2022. |
| Subject |
Fon (African people) |
|
Wrestling -- Benin. |
|
Racialization and visual culture. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1890-1900. |
|
Stereographs -- 1890-1900. |
| Printer |
Underwood, Bert Elias, 1862-1943, associated name. |
|
Underwood & Underwood, distributor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereos - - misc. photo - Jarvis [P.2016.13.38] |
| Accession number |
P.2016.13.38 |
