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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of Surveyor)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of Surveyor)

1862

Surveying played a crucial role in westward expansion, and this ambrotype preserves the image of a professional whose work helped map America's growing frontier territories.

Medium
Ambrotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of Surveyor), 1862

Surveying played a crucial role in westward expansion, and this ambrotype preserves the image of a professional whose work helped map America's growing frontier territories.

Medium
Ambrotype
Year
1862
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Vintage, Monochrome, Ambrotype, Documentary, Photograph, 1860s, Photographic, Portrait, Male, Formal

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