Historical Portrait
[Henry Peterson, half-length portrait, facing front]
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Archive record
1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 98 x 63 mm (carte de visite format)
About this photograph
This carte de visite shows a half-length portrait of Henry Peterson, photographed by John C. Ahrens in 1884. The albumen print is mounted on card in the standard carte de visite format.
Beyond what the photograph itself shows, nothing further is known about Henry Peterson or the circumstances of this portrait. The archive record provides no information about his occupation, age, or reasons for sitting for this photograph.
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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