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Man carrying bundle with leather strap

PhotographerPhotographed by Marie Kendall (American, 1854 - 1943)

Date1895

MediumPhotograph; collodion print mounted on cabinet card

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 1/16 x 3 7/8in. (15.4 x 9.8cm) Sheet (height x width): 6 1/16 x 3 7/8in. (15.4 x 9.8cm) Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number2012.209.5

DescriptionPortrait of a man with a long beard, wearing a battered hat, coat and cuffed trousers, slightly stooped from the weight of a ticking-covered bundle that he carries with a leather strap. He is standing on grass and is posed against a neutral backdrop.

Collections

Women Photographers

NotesSubject Note: The grass visible at the bottom of the photograph indicates that it was taken outside. This, and the neutrality of the backdrop and simplicity of the chair and footstool in the image, suggest that the photographer traveled.

Status

Not on view