Carte-de-visite of a man riding a burro in Lima, Peru
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1870
name: label: Photograph by
content: Eugène Courret, French, 1841 - 1900
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Paul Nadar, French
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a man on a burro in Lima, Perú. Captured outside in front of a large dark wooden door, a man wearing a rounded hat holds two barrel-shaped objects yoked onto a light colored burro. Below the image in light brown ink is: [COURRET HERMANOS / Calle Mercaderes 197, LIMA.] and a large red ‘N’ for Nadar family photographers.
label: Description
content: On the reverse of the carte-de-visite are several numerical inscriptions, the photographer’s information: [COURRET HERMANOS / SUCCESSORES DE MAUNOURY / Corresponsal de la Casa] beneath an elaborate coat of arms in dark ink, and in red [Nadar / DE PARIS], followed by [LIMA.] in black ink.
place: label: Place captured
content: Lima, Peru, Latin America, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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 purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.10.7.2
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 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.7 × 5.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (10.4 × 6.7 cm)