Photograph by
Cramer, Gustav, German, 1838 - 1914
Subject of
Derrick, J. Lincoln, American, born 1864
Date
ca. 1895
Medium
albumen and silver on nitrocellulose cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 1 13/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.6 × 4.9 cm)
H x W (card): 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (8.1 × 8.1 cm)
Description
A sepia tone cabinet card photograph of John Lincoln Derrick, publisher and editor of The Western Outlook, a San Francisco-based newspaper. Captured in front of solid backdrop, a young John Lincoln Derrick, having dark short hair and a moustache, poses for his portrait. He wears a high collar white shirt, striped necktie, suit jacket and matching vest with boutonniere. Below the photograph in light brown ink, the photographer’s imprint reads: [Cramer / 402 Kearny St., S. F.]. On the reverse of the cabinet photograph card are graphite inscriptions and “Very truly yours / J. Lincoln Derrick].
Place captured
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
American West
Journalism
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.10.11
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5791a0ba6-d8ea-4407-869f-ceee2bfc8390

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