Sours Photography Portrait of Man in Working Man's Suit, c. 1890

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Sours Studio Portrait, Man in Working Man's Suit, c. 1890

Name/Title

Sours Photography Portrait of Man in Working Man's Suit, c. 1890

Entry/Object ID

P2017.2.94

Description

Sours Photography Portrait of Man in Working Man's Suit, c. 1890. Sepia. Full length view. Young man with dark hair, standing with his left hand on back of chair with flowered-fabric drape. He is wearing a suit reminiscent of the common man, buttoned only at the lapel. His watch chain is visible in the open jacket He has dark hair and is clean shaven. Sours, 6th & Edmond St. St. Joseph, MO., stamped on mat below photo.

Collection

Marshall & Melanie White

Made/Created

Artist

R. Sours

Studio

Sours Photography

Date made

1890

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Search Terms

St. Joseph Photographers, Sours Photography

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 3¾" x 5½" On cardboard mat, 4¼" x 6½"

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 10, 2016

Provenance

Notes

Photos collected by donor from purchases at various flea markets and estate sales.