Rare c. 1900 Integrated Saloon Interior with Black African American Patrons Photo

Silver gelatin print on cardboard mount. Three white men stand at the bar, which is tended by three bartenders. At right stand three black men, a black woman, and another white man.

All have glasses raised in a toast. Crack in bottom right corner of mount, resulting in minor loss of emulsion and a small chip in print. I have seen hundreds of saloon interiors, but only a handful that were racially integrated, and those had Mexicans or Indians, not African American customers.

The same applies to women. A photo of Black men and women being served at the bar in Jim Crow America is about as rare as it gets! (print); 9 x 7 in.

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