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[John Reeves Abernathy, full-length portrait, seated, holding his two sons, Louis Van Abernathy and Temple Reeves Abernathy] – Vintage Wall Art

[John Reeves Abernathy, full-length portrait, seated, holding his two sons, Louis Van Abernathy and Temple Reeves Abernathy], c1910. — historic photograph
[John Reeves Abernathy, full-length portrait, seated, holding his two sons, Louis Van Abernathy and Temple Reeves Abernathy], c1910.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[John Reeves Abernathy, full-length portrait, seated, holding his two sons, Louis Van Abernathy and Temple Reeves Abernathy]

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Father and sons share a single full-length frame here: John Reeves Abernathy sits holding his two boys, Louis Van Abernathy and Temple Reeves Abernathy. The record credits the American Press Association of New York, a news photo supplier whose pictures ran in newspapers, so the portrait was probably made to be reproduced rather than kept only at home. Family groups like this were a popular subject by 1910, when photography had become a common way to record a household. Notice how the seated father anchors the composition with the boys held close beside him.

Created / publishedc1910.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910.Group portraits 1910.Photographic prints 1910.
NotesJ142954 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by American Press Association, N.Y. No copyright renewal per LC Photoduplication Service.
SubjectsAbernathy, John Reeves--Family. Fathers & children--1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,091 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170379

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