Frank G. Schumacher, Los Angeles, California, n.d., ca 1902. Real photo postcard featuring a commanding portrait of Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) seated in a chair. Schumacher opened his Los Angeles studio in 1882 and captured this image prior to its publication as the frontispiece in The New Negro (1903). "Schumacher / Los Angeles" written in the negative, along with "B 701." "'Rotograph' Series / Booker T. Washington" printed in lower margin below image, indicating publication by the Rotograph Company, New York, New York. Condition: Light toning with wear to edges.
Frank G. Schumacher, Los Angeles, California, n.d., ca 1902. Real photo postcard featuring a commanding portrait of Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) seated in a chair. Schumacher opened his Los Angeles studio in 1882 and captured this image prior to its publication as the frontispiece in The New Negro (1903). "Schumacher / Los Angeles" written in the negative, along with "B 701." "'Rotograph' Series / Booker T. Washington" printed in lower margin below image, indicating publication by the Rotograph Company, New York, New York. Condition: Light toning with wear to edges.
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