Content/DescriptionRight-reading outdoor view of two men seated with two small children on a park bench. Park setting with a fountain in the background. Earlier thought to be Golden Gate Park, but may be somewhere in Europe, as suggested by European style of wall frame.
Title
[Two men with children in a park.]
Published
ca. 1865?
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 1905.16242:038--CASE
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : ambrotype ; sixth plate, visible image 7.3 x 6.2 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum backing, backed with paper. Cover glass: added vintage glass which had been removed from another cased photograph due to poor fit. Preserver: decorative with shell motif.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: frame, ring at top. Motif: geometric - triangle motif in gold along frame. Material: paper over wood. Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.5 cm. Notes: label on back - 590 (from prior owner). Black well edged with red velvet.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Accompanying note (handwritten, modern): Group of men & children in Golden Gate Park about 1870 - a ferrotype. [Apparently incorrect: confirmed as ambrotype, and location in doubt.]</physfacet>;;;
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