McCleave, Carrie 2004-315-05
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Carrie McCleave
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Carrie McCleave
Description: Carte de visite of Carrie McCleave standing next to a fringe studio chair. She is wearing an off the shoulder, polka dot dress with chevron striping along the hemline. The red tax stamp on the back of the image dates this card between 1865-1866.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: On the back of this carte de visite is a 1-cent United States Internal Revenue stamp. On top of the stamp handwritten in black ink appears the letter “J” which was most probably the initial of the photographer. The 1-cent stamp documents that the purchaser paid less than ten cents for the portrait. Handwritten in pencil at the bottom is “Carrie Marrilla McCleave”.
Date: The United States Internal Revenue 1-cent tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that the portrait was most probably created between March 1865 and August 1866.
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-05
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