House of Representatives, Massachusetts, 1881
Contributors: Marshall, Augustus, 1835-1916; Forbes Albertype Co
Publisher: Forbes
Published: 1873
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
Subjects: Portraits; Portrait photography; Legislators; Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives; Massachusetts
Description: Volume contains "62 Albertype plates with 245 photographic portraits. Such portrait albums were traditionally produced with albumen prints---this is the only photomechanical one of a state legislature that has come to light. There do exist a few college albums such as this, and there are two large books with portraits of legislators in new York and Massachusetts."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 79.
Notes: Title from cover.

"A. Marshall, photographer, 147 Tremont St., Boston; prints by albertype process - Forbes Co., Boston"--label inside front cover.

A photograph album: full page portrait of speaker Charles J. Noyes; 61 leaves with 4 portraits of representatives on each leaf.

D.A.H.Cat., 1881:9.

Forms part of the David A. Hanson collection of the history of photomechanical reproduction.