Wooden frame general store or possibly hotel with a group of men and boys in the foreground, possibly in the western United States

People:

Unknown (photographer)

Title:

Wooden frame general store or possibly hotel with a group of men and boys in the foreground, possibly in the western United States

Date:

ca. 1870

Description:

- The style of the building, with its partial false front apparently indicates a new town or settlement, possibly in the western United States.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Tintype

Dimensions:

composition (visible image; rounded corners): 6,4 x 8,8 cm plate (approx.): 8,2 x 10,7 cm case: 11,8 x 9,3 x 1,5 cm

Reference number:

PH1981:0870

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

Composition is housed within a black, paper-covered case with an embossed design on both front and back covers. Image plate is under a gold coloured mat and glass with a gold coloured preserver. A red velvet pad with an embossed design is on the interior, non-image half of the case.

Location:

United States

Subject Descriptive Terms:

store

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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