Portrait of Telegraphers, 1860s

Not on View

Medium

albumen print with applied color (carte-de-visite)

Dimensions

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sheet: 8.1 × 5.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 1/8 in.)
mount: 10 × 6.2 cm (3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

Accession Number

2023.146.107

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Inscription

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: KL104; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: 110; center in black ink perpendicular: Compliments of / D.M. Donald [?] / & / Z. D. Ells / Telegraph operators; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: A349 (5 x 10")

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.