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Unidentified Boy
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Sixth plate ambrotype of an unidentified boy. Three-quarter length portrait, standing facing forward, with his arm resting on a cloth covered table. He is wearing white trousers, a striped white shirt with white collar, and a topknot hairstyle. Hand-coloring on cheeks and table cloth.
circa 1860-1869
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