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Ambrotype of an Elderly Man

Photographer Unidentified Artist

Dateca. 1858

Place createdUnited States, North America

Mediumambrotype, cutting patent process, sixth plate

DimensionsImage: 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (7 × 8.3 cm)
Case: 3 3/8 × 3 11/16 in. (8.6 × 9.4 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

DepartmentPhotography

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John M. Dietz

Accession Number1926.118

On View

Not on Display

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