Historical Portrait
[Portrait of an elderly woman]
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Archive record
Elderly woman, full-length portrait, seated in chair, in bedroom, with crutches on low piece of furniture in front of her.
About this photograph
The Library of Congress holds this full-length portrait showing an elderly woman seated in a chair within a bedroom. Crutches rest on a low piece of furniture in front of her. The photograph was taken by Charles Henry Currier in 1890.
No further information about the woman's identity, the circumstances of the sitting, or the location of the bedroom has been recorded. The reason for the photograph and the woman's relationship to the photographer, if any, 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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