Carte-de-visite of a young man wearing a long overcoat in Napa, California
date: label: Date
content: 1865-1866
name: label: Photograph by
content: James G. Brayton, American, born 1822
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a gentleman in a long, velvet collar overcoat. Captured standing a tall dark-haired man poses for his portrait wearing a dark, knee-length three button jacket, bowtie, bright shirt, dark vest and trousers, and dress shoes. He is flanked by a curtain with large bright tassels, and a plain wall. He rests his proper right fist on the edge of a molded wooden structure. The floor is made up of patterned squares. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite are numerical graphite inscriptions along with "Jennings" and "photographer - Brayton, Napa]. There is also a green, three-cent revenue stamp initialed [J/B] at the bottom.
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: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Men
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: 2020.10.10.12
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 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (9.2 × 5.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.3 cm)