Portrait of Electric Light Installers

c. 1904

Armour & Co.

Associated Names
Armour & Co.

Artist, American, active c. 1900s

This is a photograph of tools, a ladder, and electric equipment in an indoor setting. A wooden ladder is leaned against a backdrop. On the floor are a coil of wire, hand tools like pliers, and additional equipment. One person is standing near the floor with more tools. The environment has decorative curtains and a floral design in the background. The photo includes ornamental text at the bottom indicating it is from Armour & Co. in Oswego, N.Y. The image is in sepia tone and reflects an early 20th-century style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.1 × 9.9 cm (5 9/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
    mount: 16.6 × 10.9 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.137

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, top left on mount in blue ink: AE CLARK; lower left on mount printed in black ink: Armour & Co; lower center: RA; lower right: East 8th & Bridge Sts. / OSWEGO, N.Y.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper left in graphite: KL163; upper right: 14KL

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