Walter J. Hussey - Self Portrait 1889

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Description:

Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, 1885-1910.; Walter J. Hussey - Self Portrait 1889, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio.

The lens on this large wooden field camera used for this 1889 self-portrait appears to use Waterhouse stops inserted in the lens mount to control light entering the camera. Since the lens didn’t have a shutter, the lens cap served that purpose and was removed and then replaced after a certain time interval to capture the image on the glass negative.

The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.

Date Made: 1889

Depicted: Hussey, Walter J.Maker: Hussey, Walter J.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, Mount Pleasant

See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Walter J. Hussey Collection, Photography

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Credit Line: Gift from Richard S. Hussey

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2010.0080.64Accession Number: 2010.0080Catalog Number: 2010.0080.64

Object Name: glass negativephotograph

Physical Description: glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 8 in x 5 in; 20.32 cm x 12.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-4483-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1390156

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