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Homer S. Curtis
SubjectPortrait of
Homer Sackett Curtis
American, 1841 - 1875
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860-1870
MediumTintype; collodion on lacquered iron in brass window mat package in thermoplastic case. Embossed purple velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 1 3/4 × 1 1/2in. (4.4 × 3.8cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 5/8in. (5.4 × 4.8 × 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 5/8in. (5.4 × 4.8 × 1.6cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionSixteenth-plate cased tintype portrait of Homer S. Curtis by an unknown photographer. Curtis is in his twenties in the photo. He is wearing a jacket, dark vest, white shirt, and a dark bowtie. His thick, wavy hair is worn slightly long.
Object number1979.18.5
InscribedTyped on slip of paper in envelope: "Probably Homer S. Curtiss"NotesConstituent note: The Curtis/Curtiss family's name is spelled with two S's in federal censuses from 1850 and 1860. By 1870, Homer Curtis was spelling his last name with one S, and is spelled with one S on his gravestone.Subject Terms
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