"Eastman Hotel Hot Springs Ark. March 1919," a photo of approximately 60 African American men in two rows, one sitting in front and the other standing behind. 67 are wearing buttoned up white coats with bowtie or tie; the other three, probably the highest ranking, are wearing dark suits and seated in the center of the front row.
Oblong panoramic photo. 15 x 64 cm. Framed under glass in a perhaps contemporary black frame. Most of the brown paper backing has been removed making the underlying cardboard backing visible. The right 5 cm. of the photo has some visible water damage. We did not try to remove the backing and take the photo out of the frame for close examination. Online information identifies Anselberg as having purchased a photographic studiom sometimes called the Arkansas Travelers Saloon at the Happy Hollow Amusement Park in Hot Springs in 1908. He may also have puchased the amusement park. We found nothing to suggest that Anselberg was regarded as other than white. Online information suggests that a lot of Anselberg's surviving photos were comical photos of tourists. It would be nice if the photo had a legend identifying those anonymously included in this historic image. Item #96338
Price: $750.00