Photo, John Nels

Photograph

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Cascade Locks Historical Museum

Name/Title

Photo, John Nels

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.110

Description

Photo portrait of John Nels, a man with graying hair, graying beard and light eyes wearing a jacket. Image is in black and white. Image is on brownish-red cabinet card with gold font. Card reads: Davies', Cor. First and Taylor Streets, Portland, Oregon. Back of card reads: Grand Medal Awarded Portland Mechanics' Fair, 1887. Davies' Photograph Gallery, Cor. First and Taylor Streets. Portland, Or. Duplicates can be had at any time. Previously located in photo album 2020.1.19 photo slot 6.

Made/Created

Studio

Davies' Photographic Gallery

Date made

1879 - 1918

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Portland, Oregon

State/Province

Oregon

Notes

George W. Davies

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Makers Mark

Location

Frontal base, back middle, inside photo album.

Transcription

Davies' Cor. First and Taylor streets, portland, Oregon. Back of card reads: Grand Medal Awarded, Portland Mechanics' Fair, 1887. Davies' Photograph Gallery, Cor. First and Taylor Streets. Portland, OR. Duplicates can be had at any time. Inscription inside photo album 2020.1.19- John Nels.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil, Printed

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

Brown, Red, Gold, Off-White/Cream, White, Black, Gray

Color Notes

Image is in black, white and gray scale on a brownish-red cabinet card with gold font.