Studio portrait of a bearded man in dark suit – Historic Photograph Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Studio portrait of a bearded man in dark suit, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Studio portrait of a bearded man in dark suit
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A bearded man in a dark suit, posed before a studio backdrop, is the only subject this record describes, and it does not name him, so his rank and identity remain unconfirmed. Its placement under Gettysburg and Confederate headings points to a link with the battle's southern officers, whose portraits circulated widely as cartes de visite during and after the Civil War. Studio portraits like this were often bought by family members, fellow soldiers, and collectors, and the battlefield later drew photographers and souvenir sellers who reproduced such images. Worth noticing is the formal dress and rigid pose typical of the period, when long exposure times required sitters to hold still.
| Original scan | 1,814 × 2,813 px · prints to 6 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 06235a |
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