Candy Sam portrait photograph

Studio portrait of Theodore Ferris, better known as Candy Sam, a blind African American man who worked as a candy vendor on the campus of Yale University in the 19th century. He is shown seated, with a large box marked "Yale Confectionery" strapped over his shoulder

• 186-?

• Turner, Steve (Art dealer)

1 photograph : black and white albumen print on paper mount ; 12 x 9 cm, on sheet 33 x 25 cm

still image

Title devised by cataloger

• New Haven (Conn.)

• African Americans
• Nineteenth century
• Photographs

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Mms: 991004639639706535

Public domain (US)

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2021-12-10