Portrait of a Telegrapher Boy

c. 1900

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

This sepia-toned photograph shows a young boy seated at a wooden table. He has pale skin, short, light-colored hair, and wears a textured jacket over a light-colored shirt and a tie. He is focused on an object in front of him, which appears to be a piece of telegraph equipment on the round table. Next to it is a sheet of paper. The background is plain with some visible scratches and marks, suggesting wear.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tintype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/plate: 8 × 6 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.83

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in black ink on applied sticker: UR; center in graphite on applied sticker: KL066

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