The image is a composite of seven portrait photographs. Each shows the head and upper part of the torso of different individuals against a plain, textured background. In the center is a slightly larger image labeled "BOOTH." Clockwise from the top left, the other labeled portraits are "HEROLD," "ATZERODT," "SPANGLER," "O'LAUGHLIN," "PAYNE," and "ARNOLD." Each man varies in facial hair styles and haircuts, with some appearing clean-shaven while others have beards or mustaches. Their attire is typical of the late 19th century, featuring high-collared shirts and ties or cravats, with some wearing hats. The photos are in rectangular frames assembled on a beige background, labeled "BOOTH AND HIS ASSOCIATES" at the bottom in capital letters.
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The image is a composite of seven portrait photographs. Each shows the head and upper part of the torso of different individuals against a plain, textured background. In the center is a slightly larger image labeled "BOOTH." Clockwise from the top left, the other labeled portraits are "HEROLD," "ATZERODT," "SPANGLER," "O'LAUGHLIN," "PAYNE," and "ARNOLD." Each man varies in facial hair styles and haircuts, with some appearing clean-shaven while others have beards or mustaches. Their attire is typical of the late 19th century, featuring high-collared shirts and ties or cravats, with some wearing hats. The photos are in rectangular frames assembled on a beige background, labeled "BOOTH AND HIS ASSOCIATES" at the bottom in capital letters.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Booth and his Associates

Joseph Ward

Date
1865
Medium
albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)
Dimensions
image/sheet: 9.1 × 5.7 cm (3 9/16 × 2 1/4 in.) mount: 10 × 6.2 cm (3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2019.12.4
Credit line
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Men
  • History
  • Seated
  • Actor
  • Booth, John Wilkes
  • CDV
Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2019.

Inscription

upper center printed in negative in black: ATZERODT.; center left: HEROLD.; center: BOOTH.; center right: SPANGLER.; lower left: ARNOLD.; lower center: PAYNE.; lower right: O'LAUGHLIN.; bottom center on mount printed in black ink: BOOTH AND HIS ASSOCIATES.; on verso, center stamped in blue ink: JOSEPH WARD / 125 Washington St. / BOSTON

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