BABY ON A CHAIR. This portrait of a baby catches the hem of a woman's dress at the left edge of the frame, hinting that this youngster was not accustomed to sitting up, especially in a grown-up's chair.

Photographs taken on black and white glass negatives by African American photographer(s) John Johnson and Earl McWilliams from 1910 to 1925 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Douglas Keister has 280 5x7 glass negatives taken by these photographers. Larger scans available on request.