Object ID:
2002.105
Title:
Carte de visite, Disabled child
Photographer:
Rodgers
Place:
Hartford, CT
Date:
after 1870?
Description:
A sepia-toned photo is mounted on a white card. The photo shows a young boy who appears to be blind and physically disabled. He is standing next to a chair, with his right hand resting on the chair back. He has short hair and is wearing a suit that may be made of velveteen. It has a braid-trimmed jacket with large buttons, a turned-down collar, and a wide matching belt. The pants are just-below-knee length with buttons and trim to match the jacket. He is wearing white stockings and slip-on shoes. "Rodgers." is printed on the center back of the card, and "Cor. Main & Asylum Sts., Hartford, Conn." is printed along the bottom. Asylum Street, where the photographer was located, was named for the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. --vendor. Photograph is faded with yellowish tone; ink stain on back. Cartes de visite were popular during the Civil War era.
Medium:
Card stock, paper
Print Size:
4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.
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Disabled child
Disabled child