Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Cabinet card studio portrait of a man standing
ca. 1896
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A sepia tone cabinet card depicting a man standing between an upholstered chair and table. The photograph is in portrait orientation. The unidentified man is shown in full length. He is standing at the center of the image, facing the viewer, and wearing a serious expression on his face. He holds his proper right foot slightly forward and his proper right arm is resting at his side. His proper left hand is resting on the surface of a table next to him. He is wearing a dark tone suit with a fully buttoned up jacket and matching trousers. The suit jacket has small lapels and there is a white pin attached to the proper left lapel. He is also wearing a white dress shirt with the points slightly turned outwards and a medium tone tie, arranged into a Windsor knot.
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Catalog reference: 2021.13.6
