[Henry Dittman, half-length portrait, facing front]

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1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 98 x 63 mm (carte de visite format)

About this photograph

The Library of Congress holds this 1865 albumen print portrait of Henry Dittman, presented in the carte de visite format common to the period. The photograph shows a half-length view with the subject facing the camera.

Beyond these catalogue details, nothing is recorded about Henry Dittman's identity, occupation, or circumstances. The photographer is not identified, nor is the location where the portrait was made. The reasons for creating the photograph and how it came into the Library's collection 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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