Portrait of African American Man
Retrato de un Hombre afroamericano
Portrait of African American Man
The portrait of this African American man was taken by the photographic studio Parker & Beatty, locted close to the Vendome Hotel. This kind of cabinet card was very popular between 1870 and 1900. First introduced in the 1860s, cabinet card photographs were similar to cartes-de-visites, only larger. Measuring approximately four inches by six inches and mounted on cardstock (similar to cardboard), cabinet card photos got their name from their size—they were just the right size to be displayed on a cabinet. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1870s through the 1890s. Many cabinet cards feature the name and location of the photographer printed on the front of the card underneath the picture. Some have fancy backmarks advertising the photographer (this trend increased towards the end of the century when advertising became commonplace).
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