Eleven photographs of the Dahomeyan Village, one of the ethnological exhibits at the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. Taken by Isaiah West Taber, the official photographer of the fair, each photograph has a caption and identifying number printed under the image. All are mounted on contemporary cards, and have "©1894, by Taber Photo." printed at lower right corner

• 1894

• Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912

• Turner, Steve (Art dealer)

The Dahomeyan Village showcased Africans from French Congo, French Guinea, and Benin. These individuals were recruited by Xavier Pené, a French ivory trader and labor contractor who was permitted to exhibit an African village after putting on the same exhibit for the Chicago World Fair the previous year

11 photoprints : portraits, black and white ; sheets 20 x 25 cm and 13 x 20 cm, mounted on cards

still image

Mostly horizontal orientation

• San Francisco (California)

• California Midwinter International Exposition (1894 : San Francisco, Calif.)

• Ethnology
• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibitions
• Fon (African people)
• Human zoos
• Nineteenth century
• Photographs
• Portraits

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Mms: 991004640509706535

[San Francisco] :, Taber Photo.

Public domain (US)

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2021-12-10