Stereoview published by Underwood & Underwood
Photograph by Strohmeyer & Wyman
This stereoview depicts a group of women, children and a man sitting and standing by a doorway to a clapboard building. All the adults hold children on their laps or in in their arms; many are barefoot.
The caption under the photo says “These are the Generations of Ham. Copyright 1895 by Stohmeyer & Wyman” The left margin says: “Strohmeyer & Wyman Publishers, New York, N.Y.”
The right margin says: “Sold only by Underwood & Underwood. New York, London, Toronto Canada, Ottawa Kansas.” The back says “These are the Generations of Ham” in six different languages.
According to the Table of Nations in the Book of Genesis, Ham (in Hebrew: חָם), was Noah’s second son and father of Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan. According to Flavius Josephus, Ham’s descendants are said to have populated Africa and parts of Asia.
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