Photograph by
Wright, C. C., American, active 1880s
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
ca. 1885
Medium
albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper (fiber product) cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 x 4 in. (15.3 x 10.2 cm)
H x W (Mount): 6 9/16 x 4 5/16 in. (16.6 x 10.9 cm)
Description
An albumen print cabinet card photograph of a young man posing with a hat. Captured in studio against a bright backdrop, a dark-haired man stands with a hat balanced on his proper right arm. He wears a dark jacket, vest, trousers, and shoes, with a white long sleeve shirt and dotted necktie. The chain to a pocket watch hangs from a buttonhole on his vest. He wears a ring on his fourth proper left finger. A fringe embellished chair or stool is visible though faded on the right of the photograph.
The reverse of the card is decorated with an ornametnal art nouveau print and border with the photographer's mark: [C. C. WRIGHT, / Photographer, / CHEYENNE, / W. TER / The Negative from which this picture / was printed will be preserved one / month only. / Duplicates will be furnished at reduced / rates, if ordered at once.].
Place captured
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
American West
Buffalo Soldiers
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.244.16
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fbc7eb32-03f7-4c54-bf36-d2c713e7513b

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