Carte-de-visite of a bearded gentleman in Napa, California
date: label: Date
content: 1865-1888
name: label: Photograph by
content: Mark Hopkins Strong, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone oval carte-de-visite of a white bearded gentleman. Posed seated in front of a plain wall, a man poses for his portrait, gazing slightly to his proper right, wearing a dark bowtie, button down vest, and jacket. 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 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 the numerical inscriptions and "Jennings" 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: 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: 2020.10.10.9
objectType: label: Type
content: cabinet photographs
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 and wove paper on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 3 × 1 15/16 in. (7.6 × 5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.5 × 6.3 cm)