Portraits of America

[Thomas Harris, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

1865·Source: loc·View original ↗·Public Domain
[Thomas Harris, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], 1865 (Library of Congress)
[Thomas Harris, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], 1865 (Library of Congress)
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1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 98 x 63 mm (carte de visite format)


The Library of Congress holds this albumen print carte de visite from 1865, photographed by J. A. W. Pittman. The subject is identified as Thomas Harris in a head-and-shoulders portrait facing the camera.

No further information about Thomas Harris is available in the archive record. His occupation, age, location, and the circumstances of the photograph are not documented. Similarly, details about the photographer J. A. W. Pittman are not provided.

The photograph survives as a physical example of the carte de visite format, which measured approximately 98 by 63 millimeters on its card mount, a standard size for portrait photographs of the period.

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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