Outdoor Construction Crew

c. 1865

John P. Vail

Associated Names
John P. Vail

Artist, American, 1836 - 1905

This is a photograph of a construction site with multiple workers involved in various construction tasks around a partially built brick wall. Tools, bricks, and wooden planks are scattered around the site. In the background, there is a grassy area and other structures. The image is in sepia tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9.5 × 5.8 cm (3 3/4 × 2 5/16 in.)
    mount: 10.2 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.148

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 3.2022 RJL / KL186; center printed in black ink: SPÉCIALITÉ / J.P. Vail, / PALMYRA / N. Y.; bottom center: All Negatives preserved. Duplicates can be had / at any time.

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