Uncle Tom and Little Eva

United States, 1890. Very good. Lightly toned. Ten trial to verso.. A late 19th-century reproduction of a photograph, with two actors portraying Uncle Tom and Little Eva from Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin". In the image, Uncle Tom gestures with his right hand towards heaven, as Eva looks on. They both hold a book (presumably a Bible). Printed on card, measuring approx. 6" by 4", verso blank. A nice example of how the popular novel permeated throughout all levels of material culture in the nineteenth century. These characters would have been instantly recognizable to people at the time.