Photo medallion of middle-aged man in suit. Man is caucasian with dark hair that is balding on top, a goatee and he is starting to gray. Photo Medallion was manufactured by Columbia Portrait Co. also known as Columbia Medallion Studios. Photo is in a gold frame with elaborate gold details.
A photo medallion is a laminated photograph and paper mat in cellulose nitrate film that was wrapped around a metal support and machine-pressed into place.
Photo is of Joseph Latourell of which Latourell Falls is named after. Joseph Latourell gathered a small group of Euro-America pioneers to settle in the small town on Latourell along the Columbia River. See web-links for more information.
Made/Created
Studio
Columbia Portrait Co.
Date made
1888 - 1934
Time Period
19th Century, 20th Century
Place
City
Chicago
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Makers Mark
Location
Back of Medallion
Transcription
Columbia Portrait Co. Chicago.
Language
English
Material/Technique
Stamped
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Dimensions
Diameter
6 in
Circumference
18-7/8 in
Colors
Color
Gold, Tan, Yellow, Black, Gray
Color Notes
Photograph in coated gold frame. Photograph is gray-scale on a tan/yelling background.
