[Three-quarter-length portrait of an African-American woman seated, facing front, holding book]

Archive record

1 photographic print on carte de visite mount : albumen ; 10 x 6 cm.

About this photograph

This carte de visite shows an African-American woman seated and facing the camera, holding a book. The photograph was taken in 1870 by J. W. Edwards.

The record provides no information about the woman's identity, age, or occupation. The photographer's location and the circumstances of the sitting are not documented in the archive materials.

Cartes de visite were small albumen prints mounted on card stock, a popular photographic format during this period. This example measures 10 by 6 centimeters.

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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