Photograph
Blacksmith Wanamaker
Ferrotype/tintype of a studio portrait of Blacksmith Wanamaker and an unidentified man standing on either side of an anvil. The man on the left is holding a horseshoe with forge tool tongs in his left hand and a hammer in his right. The other man is resting the head of a sledge hammer on the base of the anvil. The anvil support is covered with a dirty cloth. The men are wearing work clothes, leather aprons, boots and hats. |
Image ID: | 95253 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1870 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Platteville |
County: | Grant |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Cased image collection, circa 1839-circa 1899 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | cased images |
Original Format Number: | PH 4195.905, Box 31 |
Original Dimensions: | 4.3125 x 6.3125 inches |
Note on reverse, "Blacksmith Wanamaker of Platteville, Wis. About 1870. He also lived in Madison at one time, at 401 East Main St. and had some connection with the Wisconsin State Capitol." |
Shoes |
Work clothes |
Hammers |
Tools |
Beards |
Indoor photography |
Men |
Moustache |
Portrait photography |
Blacksmiths |
Aprons |
Hats |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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