National Gallery of Art · Photograph
"Ether Smith, the Barber"
American 19th Century
- Date
- 1890s
- Medium
- tintype
- Dimensions
- image/plate: 8.5 × 6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
- Classification
- Photograph
- Accession number
- 2023.146.116
- Credit line
- The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CPH
Subjects and terms
- portrait
- American
- Labor
- tintype
- Men
- Barber
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.
Inscription
on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite on applied paper: Ether Smith, the barber; by Ross Kelbaugh, center in black ink on applied sticker: KL120
NGA object ID 227392. 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.