Historical Portrait
[John Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]
![[John Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left], 1880 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/john-davis-head-and-shoulders-portrait-facing-slightly-left-1880-Owwr7dceA4YpjjXwAkUY.jpg)
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 portrait shows John Davis photographed by Francis John Bassett in 1880. The subject faces slightly left in a head-and-shoulders composition.
The photograph is an albumen print mounted on card in the standard carte de visite format, measuring 98 by 63 millimetres. Beyond the name, date, and photographer, the archive record provides no further information about John Davis or the circumstances of this portrait.
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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