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Family Album with 63 Photographs, Probably English or Scottish
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Family Album with 63 Photographs, Probably English or Scottish

anonymous · 1860 - 1920 · decorated paper; albumen print; printing; daglichtcollodiumzilverdruk; kleur op snee; metal; leather; cardboard; paper; linen (material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Photo album with 42 pages containing a total of 63 photographs, of which 51 are cartes-de-visite, 9 are cabinet photographs, and 3 are of varying formats. Each page contains either 4 passe-partouts for cartes-de-visite, 2 passe-partouts for cartes-de-visite, or 1 passe-partout for a cabinet photograph. The passe-partouts are framed with gold lines, and some pages are decorated with flower images in cliché. Not all passe-partouts in the album are filled. The photographs depict portraits of unknown men, women, and children. The name of one of the sitters is known: Alfred Neven. The photographs were taken by various photographers. The maker of 25 photographs in the album is anonymous. The maker of 17 photographs is unknown.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineFamiliealbum met 63 foto's, vermoedelijk Engels of Schots. 1860 - 1920. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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