NEGATIVE STRIP OF PHOTOS OF WILLIAM H. AND ELIJAH H. WORKMAN
Entry/Object ID
2000.217.4.4
Description
NEGATIVE STRIP OF PHOTOS OF WILLIAM H. AND ELIJAH H. WORKMAN
Color: Black; White
A strip negative with six images of William H. and Elijah H. Workman studio portraits. Exposures 19 is of William H. in a studio daguerreotype, ca. 1855 and he is seated wearing a three-piece suit and tie. Part of the oval frame inside the case is around the image.ining for the leather case is visible around the image. Exposures 16-18 are of Elijah, from a portrait, ca. 1867, and only showing his upper torso and head with the subject turned slightly away from the camera. Exposures 14-15 are of William H., from ca. 1865, and showing him in full view in a studio with a railing and a painted backdrop. Exposures 14 and 16 were printed and are item numbers 1.2 and 1.3 from this accession. As a newly-made artifact, the strip is in mint condition.
Number-Units: 1