Blacksmith Wanamaker | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Blacksmith Wanamaker

Blacksmith Wanamaker | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
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.
DESCRIPTION
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.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:95253
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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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."
SUBJECTS
Shoes
Work clothes
Hammers
Tools
Beards
Indoor photography
Men
Moustache
Portrait photography
Blacksmiths
Aprons
Hats

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