Title:
[Joseph Sharp, with a pick axe, pan and gun.]
Abstract:
Half length portrait, seated, with hand on hip, in a black "wideawake" hat, with revolver tucked at belt. The asymmetrical
necktie indicates a date ca. 1850 [cf. Severa, Dressed for the Photographer, p.121], but the ambrotype process dates to 1854.
Date:
[ca. 1855]
Subject:
Men
Pioneers -- California
Miners
Tools
Firearms
Type:
Portraits
Ambrotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; sixth plate, visible image 7 x 5.7 cm.
displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: clear glass, with velvet
case pad serving as dark backing. Mat: plain oval (on each side of image). Preserver: decorative. Paper seal: original.;;;displayLabel="Container
or Case Note">Type: double hinged case. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.4 cm. Pad: brown velvet. Notes: spine
label - 499 (from prior owner). Case opens at front and back, with image viewable from both sides.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:025--CASE
Filename:
brk00040010_8a.tif
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[Joseph Sharp, with a pick axe, pan and gun.]
