Man with pen and book

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Description (Brief):

Carte-de-visite made by C.C Giers; Portrait of a balding man with a beard, sitting next to a table with floral tablecloth. The man is dressed in a suit and has a pen in his hand, as if he was ready to write. Label on verso: "C.C. Giers, Successsor to F.N. Hughes, Corner Union and College Sts., Nashville, Tenn.". Handwritten in ink on verso: "This is [illegible] of [illegible]".

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Tennessee, Nashville

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.3048.0327Catalog Number: 1986.3048.0327Nonaccession Number: 1986.3048

Object Name: carte-de-visite

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 2 3/8 in; 10.16 cm x 6.0198 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-bb10-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1434196

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