Photograph by
Thomas, Alexander S., American
Subject of
Thomas, Alexander S., American
Date
ca. 1880
Medium
albumen on wove paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in. (7.5 × 5.4 cm)
H x W (card): 4 3/16 × 2 9/16 in. (10.6 × 6.5 cm)
Description
A sepia tone carte-de-visite bust self-portrait of photographer Alexander S. Thomas. Captured in studio, gazing to the left in the encircled photograph is photographer Alexander S. Thomas. He has short and dark wavy hair, a moustache, and wears a bright collared shirt, and dark notched lapel jacket and tie. On the reverse of the photograph card are numerical graphite inscriptions and a large brown vertical imprint of the photographer’s information: [A. S. Thomas / 166 West Fifth Street / Cincinnati, O.].
Place captured
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Families
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.10.4.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5409e27c6-61bb-4a56-8e4e-f60d9bee752b

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