Historical Portrait
[Portrait of Mary Kellaway scrubbing walkway]
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Archive record
Title devised by Library staff. Photograph attributed to Julia Margaret Cameron and/or Oscar Gustav Rejlander. In Cameron-Rejlander album of portrait photographs.
About this photograph
The Library of Congress holds this 1863 portrait photograph from the Cameron-Rejlander album. The title was created by library staff. The photograph is attributed to Julia Margaret Cameron and/or Oscar Gustav Rejlander, meaning the exact authorship is uncertain.
The photograph shows Mary Kellaway scrubbing a walkway. Nothing further is known about Mary Kellaway herself, the circumstances of the portrait, or why she was photographed performing this task. The album's existence indicates some collaboration or connection between Cameron and Rejlander during this period, but the specific nature of their working relationship on this collection is not documented in the archive record.
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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