Bust-length portrait of the British-born American journalist and explorer of Africa. Stanley, wearing a mustache and attired in a white collared shirt, a patterned tie with a pin, and a tweed jacket, faces left. Stanley, most known as the explorer who located David Livingstone, the British missionary in Africa, founded the Congo Free State in 1879., Title from item., Photographer's imprint and insignia stamped on recto and verso., Distributor's label on verso: Earles Galleries, 816 Chestnut St. Philadelphia., Copyrighted by Elliot & Fry., Gift of Dr. Milton and Joan Wohl, 1991., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Elliott & Fry, photographer
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - sitter - Stanley [P.9363.20]
