Occupational portrait o – Antique Photo Print
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Occupational portrait o comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Occupational portrait o
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The title marks this daguerreotype as an occupational portrait, a type that placed a sitter beside the tools, dress, or setting of their trade rather than showing only a formal face. Dated 1840, it comes from the earliest years of photography, when each image was a unique object made on a polished silver-coated copper plate. Exposures then ran for minutes, so sitters held very still, sometimes steadied by a hidden head support, and the image appears reversed left to right. Look closely at what the sitter holds or wears, since those details carry much of the picture's meaning.
| Created / published | 1840 |
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| Original scan | 3,268 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 76_Occupational_portrait_o_1840 |
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