Studio portrait of an unidentified man on roller skates, Lawrence, Mass., 1884

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1884

GUSN

GUSN-363029

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Lawrence
Massachusetts - Lawrence - Modern - Mounted
Studio portrait of an unidentified man on roller skates, Lawrence, Mass., 1884
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Lawrence
        Massachusetts - Lawrence - Modern - Mounted
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        Studio portrait of an unidentified man on roller skates, Lawrence, Mass., 1884 (current record)

Description

Cabinet card of an unidentified man on roller skates taken in a photographic studio. Taken by photographer George H. Leck of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Photograph dated 1884. Backmark on verso reads: "Geo. H. Leck, / Photographer, / 283 Essex Street, / Lawrence, Mass. 1884."

Details

Descriptive Terms

albumen prints
cabinet photographs
studio portraits
men (male humans)
roller skates
skates (pedestrian vehicles)
backdrops
albumen prints
cabinet photographs
mounts (secondary support)

Inscription

Geo. H. Leck, / Photographer, / 283 Essex Street, / Lawrence, Mass. 1884 (Applied)

Physical Descrption

1 cabinet card : albumen, mounted ; 6 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.1520.0030.03

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2023

Places

Lawrence (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Leck, George H., -1925 (Photographer)

Material Type

albumen prints
cabinet photographs
mounts (secondary support)

Other People

Leck, George H., -1925

Subjects

Portrait
Skating

Description Level

Item

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