Couple

Couple — marelibri

Ratigan, William; Muir, Jean; et alMareMagnum

Country Gentleman Magazine - The Magazine for Better Farming, Better Living, February (Feb.) 1952 - This Article May Revolutionize the Way You Grow Corn

1952156 pages. Features: The Truth About Bread; What can you do about oats?; The big build-up in beef; This may revolutionize the way you grow corn; Spring milk from winter pasture; The Apple - first of fruits; Electric hired hands; Blue-ribbon family - The Butterfield family of Hamilton County, Ohio; They hustle feed into profitable meet; Easier-to-grow small fruits; Gangway for Tomorrow (part 1 of 5) ; Women should be Fenced In (fiction). Ads: 1952 Buick; Noxzema ad with Barbara Ellis; National Rubber Bureau ad shows map of Malaysia and Malysian rubber-growing family; B.F. Goodrich ad features color photos of the huge Forsgate Farms south of New Brunswick, NJ; Allis-Chalmers Tractors; International Harvester McCormick Farmall Super C color ad; Lawrence O. Larson of Orion IL in Firestone tire ad; International Trucks (color photo of Farm Dale truck); Minneapolis-Moline ad with photo of Mt. Rushmore; John Deere Truss-Frame Plow; US Stell ad with photo of Homer Caron of Bloomer, WI; Chrysler car ad features car photographer George Heyer and his work, including subjects Robert Chura, Albert Bazner, H.A. Nelson, D.M. Holiday, and Paul R. Diehl; Camel cigarette ad features Henry Fonda; Lee work wear; Ferguson '30' tractor; Champion spark plug ad features Ohio orchardist Mr. Elmer Eyssen of Mapleside Farms near Brunswick, OH; Milwaukee Rotary Tiller ad; Simplicity tractor ad; Oliver 77 and 88 tractors; 1952 Harley-Davidson Hydra-Glide ad shows couple riding - without helmets, of course; Gillette razor ad features Allie Reynolds of the Cleveland Indians; Massey-Harris Tractors; Willys 4WD trucks; Dodge trucks; Gehl forage harvesters; Jergens ad features Lila Ewart of Northville, SD; Tide detergent; GE Iron ad features Mrs. Ann Bennett of Pittsburgh, PA; Aunt Jemima pancake mix (in color); Maye Verquer shows off award-winning pie; Dekalb corn (color back cover ad). Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada129,95 €

Reconstruction Era Interracial CoupleBiblio.com

Interracial Couple Reconstruction Era Tintype Photograph Amid Anti Miscegenation Law and Racial Segregation Ca. 1870s-1880s

1870réf. 186321870. African AmericanInterracial Interracial couple tintype photograph circa 1870s-1880s an intimate image of interracial partnership in the decades following the Civil War when anti miscegenation statutes and racial violence sharply constrained such relationships in much of the United States. Created during the Reconstruction or immediate post Reconstruction era the image presents an African American woman and a white man posed in deliberate proximity visually asserting familiarity parity and shared domestic identity. At a time when interracial unions were legally prohibited in many Southern states and socially stigmatized even where lawful the photograph offers rare material evidence of interracial companionship rendered with dignity and composure. Small format tintype photograph measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches. The African American woman appears slightly elevated at left dressed in a high neck long sleeved Victorian dress with fitted bodice and subtle patterned fabric. She holds a wide brimmed hat with decorative trim and fringe in her lap and rests her hand gently on the man's arm a gesture signaling intimacy rather than incidental contact. Her direct gaze toward the camera conveys self possession and social confidence and her carefully arranged hairstyle and refined dress indicate middle class presentation rather than laboring status. Beside her sits a light skinned white man wearing a bowler hat jacket collared shirt and patterned tie posed with one leg crossed and hand resting on his knee. An ornate spiral walking stick or cane visible within the composition functions as a conventional nineteenth century signifier of respectability and status. The plain studio backdrop centers attention on the sitters emphasizing relational presence over theatrical scenery. Photographic representations of interracial couples from the nineteenth century remain scarce many having been hidden or destroyed by family members. In the aftermath of emancipation Black assertions of family stability property ownership and respectability became central to broader struggles over citizenship and civil rights. This tintype preserves visual testimony of interracial domestic life at a moment when such relationships were the target of legal intervention discrimination and violence. Clipped lower left corner; minor scattered surface wear and handling marks consistent with age; emulsion intact with strong contrast and clear legibility; overall very good. A significant visual artifact of interracial intimacy in the United States Reconstruction-era. unknown