[Unidentified African American woman and boy] [graphic] / Schreiber & Son photographers, 818 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Schreiber & Sons, photographer. African American boys -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. African American boys -- Clothing and dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. African American women -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Copy print of a circa 1850 daguerreotype of a fair-skinned African American woman, seated, holding the hand of a fair-skinned boy, probably her son, who stands next to her. In the right, the woman wears her hair with waves, parted in the middle, and tied behind her head and is attired in a long-sleeved, striped dress with white cuffs and a white collar or scarf tied around her neck. In the left, the boy wears his hair parted to the right with waves and is attired in a long-sleeved shirt with buttons down the center, a white collar or scarf around his neck, and light-colored pants. Title supplied by cataloger. Photographer's imprint stamped on verso. Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of unidentified portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. Description revised 2021. Access points revised 2021. Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014. Schreiber & Son(s), a Philadelphia partnership of father, George Schreiber, and his several sons, specialists in portraiture and animal portraiture, were in business from 1857 until 1900, operating at 818 Arch Street from 1867 until 1879. Philadelphia PA. Philadelphia. 1872 McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. [ca. 1872] Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. Cartes-de-visite -- 1870-1880. Portrait photographs -- 1870-1880. 1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 10 x 6 cm (4 x 2.5 in.) (carte de visite format) digitool:127325 Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT cdv portraits - photographer - Schreiber & Son [8313.F.10c] 8313.F.10c