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[George Henry Ragsdale, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] – Vintage Wall Art

[George Henry Ragsdale, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], [1909] — historic photograph
[George Henry Ragsdale, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], [1909]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [George Henry Ragsdale, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[George Henry Ragsdale, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

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This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of George Henry Ragsdale (1845–1895), shown in profile facing left. The print is a copy made in 1909 from an earlier original, which the inscription on its back says was sent to the Library by Ragsdale's son in March of that year, so the picture reached the Library as a family keepsake rather than through a studio or publisher. The original portrait likely dates from the 1870s or 1880s, and the copy is part of the Ruthven Deane Collection, a group of historical portraits and related materials. Its survival through a relative's hands is what makes it worth noticing.

Created / published[1909]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1870-1880 Reproductions 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. Inscribed on verso: Copy from original received from his son, March 20, 1909. DLC Forms part of: Ruthven Deane Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsRagsdale, George Henry,--1845-1895.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan991 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146848

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