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Ambrotype Half Plate of Father with Children

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
Ambrotype Half Plate of Father with Children
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Portrait shows father with three children - including twins, and a puppy. Case measures 4.75 x 6". Cover detached at hinges. Gold frame, red velvet lining with photographer, "Benjamin, Artist, Newark, NJ". Orrin C. Benjamin worked at a studio at 274 Broad St in Newark. By 1889, he had undergone mental illness and was in an asylum. His son of the same name also appears to have been a photographer in later decades. State: New Jersey City: Date: FHWAC#: 38146