Bob and His Fiddle

Object Details

Date
1876-1888
Photograph by
O. Pierre Havens, American, 1838 - 1912
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Description
A stereograph titled "Bob and His Fiddle" printed and photographed by O. Pierre Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depict a boy holding a homemade fiddle while seated outside a small log dwelling. He wears a white shirt, dark vest, dark pants, and no shoes. His hat is lying on the ground by his left foot. He looks down at the fiddle held in his left hand and propped on his left shoulder, while holding a bow made from string and a bent stick in his right hand over the strings of the fiddle. The title is blurred and printed in the bottom left corner on the right facing print. The prints are mounted on card stock that is orange on the recto and light pink on the verso. On the verso black text in various decorative fonts reads: [Havens / (Successor to Wilson & Havens) / PHOTOGRAPHER / 141 & 143 Broughton Street / SAVANNAH, GA. / PUBLISHER OF THE / LARGEST COLLECTION / OF / SOUTHERN VIEWS / IN / THE UNITED STATES.].
Place printed
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
American South
Child musicians
Children
Music
Photography
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
U.S. History, 1865-1921
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Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.166.4
Type
albumen prints
stereographs
portraits
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 3 15/16 × 7 in. (10 × 17.8 cm)
H x W (image (each)): 3 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (9.5 × 16.5 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fceda0bd-4251-41fb-9c38-0beda991e721
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.166.4