Carte-de-visite of a toddler 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 tone the full-length carte-de-visite of a toddler. Captured standing in front an outdoor backdrop, and flanked by logwood props, a toddler poses for their portrait wearing a long bright dress. 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 graphite inscription “Jennings” along with several numerical inscriptions.
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: 2020.10.10.10
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. (9.1 × 5.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.5 × 6.4 cm)