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[Full-length portrait of an unidentified Asian man] [graphic] / Bartholomew.
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Creator
Bartholomew, John C., 1862-1943, photographer.
Title
[Full-length portrait of an unidentified Asian man] [graphic] / Bartholomew.
Publisher
Lansdale, Pa
Date
[ca. 1895]
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 17 x 11 cm (6.5 x 4.25 in.) (cabinet card format)
Description
Full-length portrait of an unidentified, young, Asian man attired in a white collared shirt, bowtie, waistcoat, jacket, pants, and dress shoes. He stands looking directly at the viewer with his hands at his sides. Studio backdrop includes a side table and a vase full of flowers.
Notes
Title supplied by the cataloger.
Date inferred from active dates of the photographer.
Photographer's imprint on recto: "Bartholomew, Lansdale, PA" and a monograph of "JCB."
Biographical / historical note
John C. Bartholomew (1862-1943) began his career as a traveling photographer with a portable studio where he stopped in Quakertown, Perkasie, Sellersville, Souderton and Telford, Pa. He opened a photography studio in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in 1882. He then moved and opened a studio in Lansdale, Pa. in 1891, where he worked photographing portraits and local landmarks and landscapes until his death.
Subject
Asians -- Portraits.
Backdrops.
Men -- Asian.
AAPI.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| PRINT PRINT | cabinet card portraits - photographer - Bartholomew [P.2025.17]
Accession number
P.2025.17
In Collections
Asian American and Pacific Islander History Collection
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