Portraits of America

Portrait of Emile Berliner as a young man

1871·Source: loc·View original ↗·Public Domain
Emile Berliner as a young man, 1871 (Library of Congress)
Emile Berliner as a young man, 1871 (Library of Congress)
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This 1871 portrait shows Emile Berliner as a young man. The photograph is attributed to Berliner himself as creator.

The archive record provides no information about who Berliner was, what he did, or the circumstances under which this portrait was made. The year places the image in the early 1870s, but beyond the date and Berliner's name, the record offers no context about the subject or the photograph's origins.

The portrait is held by the Library of Congress.

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