Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2001.212
Title:
Carte de visite, Blind man with cane
Photographer:
Tyler, photographer
Place:
Easton, PA
Date:
1860s
Description:
Sepia-toned photo is mounted on card stock. Photo shows a seated man wearing dark eyeglasses. His hands are resting on top of a cane. He is dressed in a dark vest and coat and light-colored trousers. His shirt has a narrow collar with a narrow bow tie. On the back of the carte at center is printed "Photographed by Tyler, Easton, PA."
Medium:
Card stock, paper
Print Size:
4 x 2 1/2 in.
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Seated blind man with caneSeated blind man with cane