HC&M: Cabinet card of boy in uniform, with sack coat


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Name Cabinet card of boy in uniform, with sack coat
Catalog ID HCM5939
Year circa 1885-1895
Description A photo of a boy in (likely blue) uniform, with trousers, five-button sack coat, and thick black belt with rectangular brass buckle. His trousers and cuffs have double-stripes. The buttons are similar in shape to late 19th Century Army buttons, but the design is indistinct.

Photo is pasted to a dark-colored card, with a coat of arms and "Burt. | Minneapolis." at the lower right, probably the I.E. Burt Portrait Co., "Maker of Permanent Electric Light Prints" ("Minneapolis City Directory for 1890-'91", p.277). Company was established in 1883, and were doing photography by 1890.

Lower right corner bent. Loss to upper right corner.
Added 2023-08-30 20:50:09 (updated 2023-08-30 22:17:23)
Dimensions 5.25x7.375