Content/DescriptionFull length portrait of bearded man wearing felt hat, standing next to chair. The foot of a posing stand is visible behind the subject.
Title
[Unidentified bearded man, possibly a California miner.]
Published
ca. 1860-1870
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
1 photograph : tintype ; half plate, visible image 11.4 x 8.2 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Identified by previous owner as a "California miner," however there is no such evidence in the image. <physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: decorative rectangular (double elliptical). Preserver: decorative.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral - fruit and leaves. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 15.2 x 12.1 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label - 218 (from prior owner). Case may not be contemporary with image.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">On mat: Dean & Emerson Patent Applied for / Worcester Mass No. 37.</physfacet>;;;
Contents
brk00041583_8a: (Bare plate, from a 4x5 transparency.)
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