A sepia tone albumen cabinet card of the South African Kaffir Choir, Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1894. Captured in studio, the large South African Kaffir Choir of 15 men, women, and children, pose in three rows dressed in their native ceremonial attire. In the front row are two children and a reclining woman along with a shield. The middle row has five women seated in chairs. In the back row are five standing male members of the choir along with a white man, the choir manager James Balmer, and a white woman, the pianist Elsie Clark. On the reverse of the cabinet card is an inkstamp for Elmer Chickering's Royal Photographic and Portrait Studio.
Authors
Elmer Chickering, American, 1857 - 1915, South African Kaffir Choir, African, 1894 - 1916, James H. Balmer
- Collection
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Media Arts-Photography
- Date published
- ca. 1894
- Dates
- ca. 1894
- Format
- Albumen on silver nitrocellulose and cardboard
- Pages
- H x W (image): 3 15/16 × 5 1/2 in. (10 × 14 cm) H x W (card): 4 3/16 × 6 1/2 in. (10.7 × 16.5 cm)
- Place Discussed
- United States of America South Africa
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- South Africa
- Rights
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c8c8fbaf535498e599002c2971ca9802
