[Man standing in horse-drawn wagon with 39 tusks of ivory, worth $9,000, Deep River, Conn.] – Historic Reproduction
![[Man standing in horse-drawn wagon with 39 tusks of ivory, worth $9,000, Deep River, Conn.], [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/85/85ca1660b7ac-L.webp)
(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 [Man standing in horse-drawn wagon with 39 tusks of ivory, worth $9,000, Deep River, Conn.] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Man standing in horse-drawn wagon with 39 tusks of ivory, worth $9,000, Deep River, Conn.]
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A man stands in a horse-drawn wagon in Deep River, Connecticut, with 39 tusks of ivory that the caption says were worth $9,000, a considerable sum for a single load. The lower Connecticut River valley, including the nearby village of Ivoryton, built a long industry on turning imported tusks into piano keys, combs and other goods. The photograph is credited to E.R. LaPlace, but the caption card records no date, so the exact moment it shows is uncertain. Its interest lies in the contrast between a valuable cargo and the horse and wagon that carried it through a small town.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photo by E.R. LaPlace. Wittemann Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Ivory; Conn.--D- R-; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,072 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133042 |
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