Portraits of America

[William Burgorn, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

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[William Burgorn, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], 1878 (Library of Congress)
[William Burgorn, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], 1878 (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 photograph from 1878, created by Charles H. Spieler. The image shows William Burgorn in a head-and-shoulders portrait, facing the camera directly.

No further information about William Burgorn is available in the archive record. Details about his life, occupation, or the circumstances of this portrait sitting are not documented. The photographer Charles H. Spieler is named in the record, but no additional context about his studio or practice has been established for this entry.

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