Sale 2503 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 28, 2019

402 c   (WOMEN.) Photograph of a young Texas woman holding a pistol. Silver print, 3 1 / 2 x 4 3 / 4 inches, on original plain mount, captioned in pencil on verso “Will Payne, Addie Payne, at home, Texas”; somewhat faded with minor wear. Texas, circa 1920s? [600/900] We don’t often see images of African-American women with firearms during this period. Her finger is on the trigger, and she looks prepared to use it if necessary. Her husband wears rugged ranching garb.