Photograph, Silver Gelatin: William James Topley, c.1930s

Photograph

Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Photograph, Silver Gelatin: William James Topley, c.1930s

Entry/Object ID

2014.004.01.138

Description

One black and white rectangular silver gelatin reproduction print depicting a studio portrait of William James Topley, he is wearing a dark suit with a white collared shirt and a pair of spectacles. He has graying hair and a thick mustache. The background of the portrait is a dark studio backdrop. Printed in black ink on a strip of paper and glued to the back of the photograph: "Mr. W.J. Topley. // From a photograph in the Public Archives of Canada.". Stamped on the back of the photograph in the bottom right corner: "PLEASE CREDIT // THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES OF CANADA // PUBLIC ARCHIVES // OF CANADA // No. ___________________ // PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS // AND PRINTS.". Written in pencil: "Topley E-117850".

Made/Created

Date made

1929

Notes

Additional create date: 1939 Photographic, PRINT, PRINT

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

On reverse: "Mr. W.J. Topley. // From a photograph in the Public Archives of Canada"

Notes

Pasted onto reverse, type written.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Silver gelatin