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Unknown maker — Untitled (Two Men and a Horse-Drawn Carriage)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Two Men and a Horse-Drawn Carriage)

1857

Two men pose with their carriage in a composition that demonstrates both the formality required by long photographic exposures and the importance of transportation in expanding American society.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Two Men and a Horse-Drawn Carriage), 1857

Two men pose with their carriage in a composition that demonstrates both the formality required by long photographic exposures and the importance of transportation in expanding American society.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Figure, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Daguerreotype, Formal

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