A studio portrait of Chester Sherman, Los Angeles, ca. 1900s. Sherman sits in a side chair wearing a dark-suit, light-colored vest, white shirt, dark patterned tie, dark hat and has his legs crossed. He holds a pipe in his left hand and has an open book in his right, whichr ests upon a side table. His feet rest on an animal skin rug. A Chester Sherman, aged twenty-three and working as railroad yard foreman, lived at 31st and Main streets in south Los Angeles in 1900. The condition is good overall.
