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Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 7 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | LeRoy John Gates photographs, circa 1857-1868, 1884 |
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| Call Number | PH 6320.2 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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LeRoy J. Gates
Quarter-length vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of LeRoy J. Gates. Written on the print: "Yours Truly, LeRoy J. Gates. Photographer, Artist, Wis."
Carrie Davis
Carte-de-visite head and shoulders vignetted portrait of Carrie Davis. Written on print: "Once a prospective wife — like a hundred others of L.J. Gates deferred for the imaginary unseen flower."
Libbie Knose
1863
Hand-colored, Carte-de-visite portrait of a woman sitting. Her shawl and her collar have been colored. Written on print: "Libbie Knose of Dell Prairie, Wis. Taken by L.J. Gates 1863-64."
Unidentified Man
1864
Carte-de-visite portrait of a man wearing a suit and a top hat sitting sideways in a chair. Written on print: "The Artist superceded by LeRoy J. Gates in Stoners photographic Gallery, Milwaukee, Wi...
Jacob Gates
Three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Jacob Gates sitting. Written at top of print: "Uncle Jacob Gates. Aged 91 years. Nov. 28, 1871." Written at bottom of print: Jacob Gates, age 91, No...
Louis Agassiz
Oval-framed, waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, a biologist and geologist known for his studies of Earth's natural history.
