Historical Portrait
[Bertha Honoré Palmer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]
![[Bertha Honoré Palmer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], 1880 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/bertha-honor-palmer-head-and-shoulders-portrait-facing-left-1880-zeFrhLVq0ZuxvvGp4svH.jpg)
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1 photographic print on cabinet card.
About this photograph
The Library of Congress holds this 1880 photographic portrait of Bertha Honoré Palmer, printed on a cabinet card. The subject appears in head-and-shoulders view, facing left.
Beyond these basic details, the archive record provides no information about Palmer's life, the circumstances of the sitting, or the photographer who made the image. The cabinet card format was a popular size for portrait photography during this period, but nothing further is documented about this particular photograph's creation or purpose.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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