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Description
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| Sepia-toned photo is mounted on a white card. Photo shows a blind man with tinted eyeglasses. He is seated in an ornate wooden chair, reading a book with his right hand. The book rests on a small wooden table. Behind him, to the right, appears to be a backdrop illustration of a bookshelf. He is wearing a dark 3-piece suit with long jacket. He has a full beard, but no mustache. "By Starbuck" is printed in the bottom margin at left. "Alford" is printed in bottom margin at right. On the back, at center, is printed "Sam. S. Starbuck, Portrait & Landscape Photographer, Alford." At bottom is printed "The Negative preserved, Copies may always be had. Painting, drawings, and all other works of art copied." Faded; soiled. Cartes de visite were popular during the Civil War era. |
Carte de visite, Blind man reading a tactile book
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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Image Courtesy of the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.
| Blind man reading a book |
Image Courtesy of the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.