Signed cabinet photograph of J. Lincoln Derrick
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1895
name: label: Photograph by
content: Gustav Cramer, German, 1838 - 1914
label: Subject of
content: J. Lincoln Derrick, American, born 1864
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone cabinet card photograph of John Lincoln Derrick, publisher and editor of The Western Outlook, a San Francisco-based newspaper. Captured in front of solid backdrop, a young John Lincoln Derrick, having dark short hair and a moustache, poses for his portrait. He wears a high collar white shirt, striped necktie, suit jacket and matching vest with boutonniere. Below the photograph in light brown ink, the photographer’s imprint reads: [Cramer / 402 Kearny St., S. F.]. On the reverse of the cabinet photograph card are graphite inscriptions and “Very truly yours / J. Lincoln Derrick].
place: label: Place captured
content: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Journalism
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: 2020.10.11
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 silver on nitrocellulose cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 1 13/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.6 × 4.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (8.1 × 8.1 cm)