portrait of elderly couple

portrait of elderly couple

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Description (Brief)
real photo postcard, papermaker - artura, photographer - g.w. freere, eureka, illinois, sept. 15, 1909
Real photo postcard. Appears to be a wedding or anniversary photograph of an older man and woman with a light colored tiered cake between them, on a table festooned with peonies or similar flowers. Exterior portrait with domestic building in background. Date in the negative, Sept. 15, 1909. Blind stamp of G.W. Freer, Eureka, Ill. Verso, divided by with "Artura" stampbox.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
real photo postcard
date made
1909/9/15
associated place
United States: Illinois, Eureka
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 3/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 13.6525 cm
ID Number
1986.3048.1002
nonaccession number
1986.3048
catalog number
1986.3048.1002
subject
Elderly
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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