Portrait of Night Soil Pumpers

c. 1897

William F. Sleight

Associated Names
William F. Sleight

Artist, American, 1857 - 1918

There are four men in the image, standing in front of a wooden building. The first man on the left is wearing a hat, long-sleeve shirt, and dark pants; he holds a small bucket. The second man wears a similar hat, a light jacket over a shirt, and pants; he holds a large lever attached to equipment. The third man wears a dark suit, tie, and leans on a piece of machinery. The fourth man wears a hat, dark vest, patterned shirt, and light trousers; he also holds the large lever. The background shows wooden siding and a fenced area with grass.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9.7 × 14 cm (3 13/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
    mount: 10.9 × 16.5 cm (4 5/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.131


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left on mount printed in black ink perpendicular: W. F. Sleight,; lower left: 155 S. 4TH AVE., / MT. VERNON, N. Y.; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in blue ink: Wm. H. Leonard; by Ross Kelbaugh, upper left in graphite: KL146; upper right perpendicular: 3R4


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