Photograph
James Steele
| Quarter plate ambrotype. Three-quarter length studio portrait of James Steele sitting in a chair with his arm resting on a table covered with a patterned cloth. |
| Image ID: | 95528 |
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| Creation Date: | 10 20 1856 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Cased image collection, circa 1839-circa 1899 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | cased images |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4195.1, Box 1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 4.5 inches |
| Nonpareial embossed mat. Inside the cased image is a note that reads: "113 years old when he died. He lived near Baraboo." "James Steele of Crawford Col. Co. Born at Sr(?)ugger's Gap, Blue Ridge Mountains, VA. Is now 92 years old. He has been west of Lake Erie 65 years in Michigan, Illinois, and 10 years in Wisconsin. Two years ago he rode a young spirited horse at a race that no young man could induce to mount & he says he would have won the race if the horse had not bolted. He is smart, and active & follows timing. Portage, Oct. 20 1856 by C.C. Butts." Documents related to the life of James Steele can be found in the Draper Manuscripts. |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Furniture |
| Hairstyles |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Aged |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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