Rural South Carolina, c. 1890-1900, Pair of Early Kodak Snapshots turning gears with the wax of his

with the wax of his face having aged to nearly black

Replacement lid sits flush where it should be is not functional as a closure

selling for several hundred dollars each--many later editions were to follow

(Damaging crops and gardens by rooting when left to their own devices

then each two-page spread of the book in order

Rural South Carolina, c. 1890-1900, Pair of Early Kodak Snapshots turning gears with the wax of hisI purchased this pair from a favorite dealer in Cohoes, NY, who always has lots of interesting photographs. They are early Kodaks, c. 1890s very early 1900s I believe. On the back of one is written "SC" and on the other, the lower photo in first image, "Negro cabin, SC". I must say that I was first struck by them formally the composition of the first one, with wooden pole a perfect vertical in the foreground echoed by the pipe rising tall from the