Carte-de-visite of a possible self-portrait by Alexander S. Thomas

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A sepia tone carte-de-visite captured by photographer Alexander S. Thomas, possibly a self-portrait. The bust-length studio portrait appears within an oval image on the card. The sitter 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.].

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