#4 A well dressed young man inserts a film holder into a folding plate camera on a tripod in this oval cut photograph on a heavy black mat. The photographer’s name is embossed in hard to read script but the location, Hancock, Michigan is clear.

Pride of the Profession: 19th Century Photographers Posing with Their Cameras

#4 A well dressed young man inserts a film holder into a folding plate camera on a tripod in this oval cut photograph on a heavy black mat. The photographer’s name is embossed in hard to read script but the location, Hancock, Michigan is clear.

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