Two card players

Artist G. D. Wakely (American, active 1860s-1870s)

Date1880

MediumTintype

DimensionsPlate (half): 4 x 6 inches (10.16 x 15.24 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3774

InscribedInscription Signed in artist's hand 1880 "Christmas Day in Leadville, 1880" Mat Recto Scripted Ink Maker's ID Verso Imprint

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Descriptiontwo card players. One wears buckskin clothing and is pointing his pistol at the gentleman across the table. Photographed by Wakely and Clements of Leadville, Colorado. The ink inscription on the front of the mount indicates it was taken in Leadville on Christmas Day 1880.

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