[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of a family of four, acquired from Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Half plate ambrotype portrait of a curious family of four, featuring a middle-aged man at center, possibly Native American or mixed-race although difficult to confirm, with a woman seated at right, possibly his wife, holding a baby in her lap, and a young lady seated at left. They are posed before a plain studio backdrop. (Few minor areas of loss to varnish, very good clarity and contrast.) Housed in a half pressed paper case with penciled notations behind plate, which do not seem to relate to the portrait.

Consignor relates that the ambrotype was acquired from Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of a family of four, acquired from Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of a family of four, acquired from Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of a family of four, acquired from Fort Smith, Arkansas.