Photograph by:

Alexander S. Thomas, American  Search this

Subject of:

Alexander S. Thomas, American  Search this

Medium:

albumen on wove paper and cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in. (7.5 × 5.4 cm)

H x W (card): 4 3/16 × 2 9/16 in. (10.6 × 6.5 cm)

Type:

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place captured:

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1880

Description:

A sepia tone carte-de-visite bust self-portrait of photographer Alexander S. Thomas. Captured in studio, gazing to the left in the encircled photograph is photographer Alexander S. Thomas. He has short and dark wavy hair, a moustache, and wears a bright collared shirt, and dark notched lapel jacket and tie. On the reverse of the photograph card are numerical graphite inscriptions and a large brown vertical imprint of the photographer’s information: [A. S. Thomas / 166 West Fifth Street / Cincinnati, O.].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Families  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2020.10.4.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5409e27c6-61bb-4a56-8e4e-f60d9bee752b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2020.10.4.1