Portraits of America

Early years, with images of family, self portraits, landscapes and architectural interiors. Child on rocking bird

1912·Source: loc·View original ↗·Public Domain
Early years, with images of family, self portraits, landscapes and architectural interiors. Child on rocking bird, 1912 (Library of Congress)
Early years, with images of family, self portraits, landscapes and architectural interiors. Child on rocking bird, 1912 (Library of Congress)
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1 photographic print on album page : gelatin silver, sulfur toned.


This 1912 photograph by Samuel H. Gottscho shows a child on a rocking bird toy. The print is gelatin silver with sulfur toning, mounted on an album page.

The image comes from a series documenting Gottscho's early years, which included family photographs, self-portraits, landscapes, and architectural interiors. Without additional documentation, the child's identity and relationship to the photographer remain unrecorded, as does the location where the photograph was made.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.


Gelatin Silver Prints

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