Historical Portrait
[Robert Blackburn, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
![[Robert Blackburn, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], 1878 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/robert-blackburn-head-and-shoulders-portrait-facing-front-1878-epeuiUENM0sxhGACOJRB.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 photograph shows Robert Blackburn in a head-and-shoulders portrait facing the camera. The albumen print was made by Melander Bros in 1878.
No information is available about Robert Blackburn's identity, occupation, or why this portrait was made. The photographers Melander Bros are named in the record, but nothing further is known about their studio or practice.
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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Rights & Attribution
Credit: Library of Congress
Reuse: Public domain. Free to download, print, edit and republish, commercially or otherwise. How rights work in this archive.
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