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[Billy and his mistress in hunting poses] – Antique Wall Art

[Billy and his mistress in hunting poses], [between 1895 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Billy and his mistress in hunting poses], [between 1895 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Billy and his mistress in hunting poses] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Billy and his mistress in hunting poses]

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Hunting poses set this glass negative apart from the company's many portraits, and its title, taken from the jacket it was stored in, names a man called Billy and his "mistress." In hunting usage, a mistress could be the woman who led a hunt, so the word may point to a sporting role rather than a romance, though the record does not settle the question. The Detroit Publishing Company made this view sometime between about 1895 and 1910, when it produced large numbers of photographs of scenery, towns, and everyday life across the United States. The 8 by 10 inch plate was a gift from the State Historical Society of Colorado in 1949.

Created / published[between 1895 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenrePortrait photographs.Dry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032696. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 772 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66190

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