Description:

Fine pair of dramatic original 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" b/w gelatin silver photographs, both showing cross burnings conducted by the Ku Klux Klan, circa 1920's. The first view shows a large cross aflame at center, with the figures of three white-robed Klansmenat the sides and background, their robes accentuated with white ink in the plate. The second image shows a much larger crowd in plain clothes surrounding a fiery cross and the burning letters "K K K " with an American flag to one side. A line of robed Klansmen stretches across the foreground, and additional white-robed figures are visible in the background. The burning objects have again been accentuated with white ink in the frame. Both prints bear the blind-embossed photographer's mark "Belt's Studio West Chester, PA." at bottom right. Both show large brown stains at bottom right, with some silvering, chips and small tears to the edges, none of which greatly detract from the images presented.

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November 21, 2019 10:00 AM EST
Elkton, MD, US

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