Carte-de-visite of a young boy in Napa, California
date: label: Date
content: 1865-1888
name: label: Photograph by
content: Mark Hopkins Strong, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia carte-de-visite of a young boy. Captured seated, a youthful boy poses for his portrait wearing a short jacket over his shirt and trousers. His hands rest at his thighs. Below the image, atop the brown photograph card, in gold ink, are the ‘Strong’ name and studio address [Third & Main Sts. / Napa, Cal.] imprints. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite is the photographer’s blue imprint: [ M. H. STRONG, / Photographer / THIRD AND MAIN STREETS, / (UP STAIRS) / NAPA CITY. / Instantaneous Children’s / Pictures a Specialty. / “Bon Tons,” Tin Types, Viewing, / Etc. / Has For Sale Views of Napa and Vicinity] along with several numerical inscriptions in graphite.
place: label: Place captured
content: Napa, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.10.10.11
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
label: Type
content: albumen prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen on wove paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9 × 5.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.4 × 6.4 cm)