Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2004.172
Title:
Carte de Visite of a blind(?) man and his wife
Photographer:
A.G. Emery
Place:
Ishpheming, MI
Date:
after 1860
Description:
Sepia photograph is mounted on a peach-colored card trimmed with a single red line. It shows a couple who are seated. The man is wearing a vest, jacket, and tie (he may be blind or visually impaired). The woman is wearing a dress wide sleeves and brocade trim with a lace collar. She is holding a folded parasol on her lap. Photographer is identified on reverse.
Print Size:
4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.
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Blind man (?) and his wifeBlind man (?) and his wife