Street scene (view of Walker's studio), Poughkeepsie, New York

Artist Samuel L. Walker (American, 1802 - 1874)

Dateca. 1860

MediumAmbrotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4723

SignedWrapped around plate was a printed advertisement for S. Walker's Studio; see image attached to record. Original document in curatorial files.

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DescriptionA street scene in Washington, DC, located at 4-1/2 St. and Pennsylvania Ave., taken after 1860. On the right side of the image is a portion of Samuel Walker's photographic studio. This quarter plate cased ambrotype is housed in a brass mat without a case.

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