United States
1870s
Albumen carte de visite
Standard CDV format
Provenance: Jeff Hammond, St. Johns, Arizona
This carte de visite shows a standing figure in a wide-brim hat with a holstered sidearm and what appears to be a badge, posed in a studio setting with painted backdrop and period furniture, consistent with the conventions of frontier lawman portraiture of the 1870s. The CDV format was the standard medium for portrait distribution during this era, and studio portraits of armed Western figures are collected within American West photography and frontier history material. The Jeff Hammond provenance from St. Johns, Arizona connects the piece to a focused collection of Western Americana.
United States
1870s
Albumen carte de visite
Standard CDV format
Provenance: Jeff Hammond, St. Johns, Arizona
This carte de visite shows a standing figure in a wide-brim hat with a holstered sidearm and what appears to be a badge, posed in a studio setting with painted backdrop and period furniture, consistent with the conventions of frontier lawman portraiture of the 1870s. The CDV format was the standard medium for portrait distribution during this era, and studio portraits of armed Western figures are collected within American West photography and frontier history material. The Jeff Hammond provenance from St. Johns, Arizona connects the piece to a focused collection of Western Americana.
