Photo, Mels Nelson

Photograph

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Cascade Locks Historical Museum

Name/Title

Photo, Mels Nelson

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.113

Description

Photo portrait of Mels Nelson, a man with dark hair wearing a three piece suit with a lapel chain and holding a dark over coat. Image is in black and white. Image is on off-white cabinet card with black font. Card reads: Towne, Portland Oregon. Previously located in photo album 2020.1.19 photo slot 2.

Made/Created

Studio

B. C. Towne, Photo.

Date made

1888 - 1895

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Portland, Oregon

State/Province

Oregon

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Makers Mark

Location

Frontal base and inside photo album.

Transcription

Frontal base- Towne, Portland, Oregon. Inscription inside photo album- Mels Nelson.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed, Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Photograph, Cabinet

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

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Length

4-1/4 in

Colors

Color

Off-White/Cream, White, Gray, Black

Color Notes

Image is in black, white, and gray on off-white cabinet card with black font.