Four Views of New Orleans and the Surrounding Countryside, Including African-American Subjects

[African-Americana - Early Photography - New Orleans] Mugnier, George

Published by New Orleans and Environs, 1880

About this Item

The Swiss-born photographer George Francois Mugnier immigrated to New Orleans in 1868 and apprenticed under his father as a clock-maker before beginning a career in photography. He is best known for his views of New Orleans and the surrounding countryside in the 1880s. Offered here are four well preserved examples of his work, showing the New Orleans cotton industry in the 1880s, when roughly a third of American cotton production went through the city. A near fine collection with some occasional fading to images. Includes the following images: Picking Cotton. 7 x 4 in. on cardstock mount (sunned at lower edge). Outdoor view showing many African Americans harvesting cotton. -- Outdoor view of 2 paddlewheel steamships with a crowded dock. 7 1/4 x 4 in. unmounted albumen. -- Cotton Steamer on the Mississippi. 7 x 4 in. on partially-tripped cardstock mount. -- New Orleans. Cotton Wharfs. On paper mount (small tear at mount edge. -- Together, 4 photographs, each 7 x 4 in. Overall near fine. Seller Inventory # List1406

Bibliographic Details

Title: Four Views of New Orleans and the ...

Publisher: New Orleans and Environs

Publication Date: 1880

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition