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This is a photograph of a crowd scene in front of an architectural structure. The image shows a large group of individuals gathered on a cobblestone street. Behind them is a metal fence and a building with arched windows. There are also a couple of horse-drawn carriages surrounding the group. The photograph has a sepia tone and is in a stereoscopic format, likely dating back to the late 19th century. Text on the card indicates that this captures a notable occasion.
National Gallery of Art · Photograph
"The Merry Bootblacks, Inauguration, Washington, DC"
B. W. Kilburn
- Date
- 1889
- Medium
- stereoscopic albumen silver prints
- Dimensions
- image/sheet (each): 7.7 × 7.7 cm (3 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.) mount: 8.9 × 17.9 cm (3 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Photograph
- Accession number
- 2023.39.201
- Credit line
- Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CPH
Subjects and terms
- portrait
- American
- Street
- African American
- Washington, DC
- Men
- Stereograph
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Inscription
along right edge of mount printed in black ink: COPYRIGHTED 1889. BY B. W. KILBURN.; bottom center: 5065. The Merry Bootblacks, Inauguration, Washington, D. C. U. S. A.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 12.2021 UH / AF243B; center printed in black ink: Photographed and Published by / KILBURN BROTHERS, - - Littleton, N. H.
NGA object ID 227222. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.