A studio portrait of a young woman, Los Angeles, ca. 1890.

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A studio portrait of a young woman, Los Angeles, ca. 1890.

Entry/Object ID

2014.759.1.9

Description

A cabinet card studio portrait of a young woman. The photograph was taken by the Lamson Studio, Spring Street, Los Angeles, ca. 1890. The bust portrait shows the woman wearing an intricate lace blouse with a long chain necklace. She wears her hair up in a poof at the front. The photograph has been cut in the shape of an oval and pasted onto a textured cabinet card in black. The photographer's information is at the bottom right, printed in white ink. The photograph has some minor loss of the board on reverse but it is in good condition.

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Object Name

Cabinet Card Photographs