Ellwood Garrett

American, 1815 - 1910

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The image shows a man standing with a long-handled axe. He has dark curly hair, a mustache, and is wearing a uniform with the number "8" on the chest. He has one hand on his hip and the other resting on the axe handle. He is wearing a tall helmet-style hat with an emblem at the front. The man's feet are crossed at the ankle. In the background, there is a painted backdrop with architectural designs and a vague landscape with distant trees.
Ellwood Garrett, Portrait of a Fireman, c. 1866, albumen silver print (carte-de-visite), The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, 2023.146.104

Portrait of a Fireman

Ellwood Garrett · c. 1866 · albumen silver print (carte-de-visite) ·  Accession ID  2023.146.104