Rural South Carolina, c. 1890-1900, Pair of Early Kodak Snapshots delta but if only they all

but if only they all were given such love along the way as this I think we'd see a lot more sets still together

stains and a few scratches (I have not touched it) but overall good condition and still just great looking

but it seems curious that each hour would be divided into five rather than six segments

some aging to the exterior surface as documented

Rural South Carolina, c. 1890-1900, Pair of Early Kodak Snapshots delta but if only they allI purchased this pair from a favorite dealer in Cohoes, NY, who always has lots of interesting photographs. They are early Kodaks, c. 1890s very early 1900s I believe. On the back of one is written "SC" and on the other, the lower photo in first image, "Negro cabin, SC". I must say that I was first struck by them formally the composition of the first one, with wooden pole a perfect vertical in the foreground echoed by the pipe rising tall from the