Historical Portrait
Emile Berliner, half-length portrait, facing left
About this photograph
This half-length portrait shows Emile Berliner facing left. The photograph is dated 1871 and is held by the Library of Congress.
The archive record lists Berliner himself as the creator, though whether this indicates he took the photograph or was simply its subject is not stated. No information is provided about where the photograph was taken, what Berliner was doing in 1871, or why this portrait was made.
Without additional documentation, the circumstances surrounding this early photograph remain unknown.
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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Rights & Attribution
Credit: Library of Congress
Reuse: Public domain. Free to download, print, edit and republish, commercially or otherwise. How rights work in this archive.
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