Cabinet Card Portrait Of A Young Man [Victorian Studio Portrait, Indianapolis Photography, Ornate Advertising Verso] [Cabinet card]

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A quiet Midwestern face, framed by one of the most elaborate studio backs of the era A late 19th-century cabinet card portrait produced by the Indianapolis studio of Marceau & Power, presenting a composed young man in formal attire, photographed in the restrained, classical style favored in the Midwest during the 1890s. The image is complemented by a richly illustrated verso advertising the firm’s photographic services, making the piece as much a work of commercial graphic design as portraiture. Physical Description: Albumen photograph on original cabinet card mount, approximately 4.25 × 6.5 inches, studio imprint on recto, fully illustrated advertising verso with allegorical imagery, printed text, and studio address at 36 & 38 N. Illinois Street, Indianapolis Condition: The mount remains firm and intact, image clear with good tonal balance, minor top-edge wear and a slight vertical curl consistent with age, verso clean and legible with light handling wear, overall visually strong, original cabinet format retained. Scarcity Note: Decorative advertising versos of this complexity are encountered less frequently than standard studio backs, particularly from regional Midwestern firms. This cabinet card exemplifies the dual purpose of late Victorian studio photography, serving both as a personal keepsake and as a sophisticated marketing object. Marceau & Power’s verso design reflects the competitive urban photography market of Indianapolis in the 1890s, where visual branding and artistic claims were integral to studio identity. The portrait itself adheres to period conventions of dignity and restraint, emphasizing character over theatricality. Contextual / Historical Significance Cabinet cards from regional studios document the spread of professional photography beyond coastal cultural centers, illustrating how visual culture, advertising aesthetics, and middle-class self-representation converged in American cities during the Gilded Age Subjects: Victorian portrait photography, Cabinet cards, Indianapolis studios, Commercial photography, 19th-century American visual culture, Photography, Ephemera, Americana. …

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Titel
Cabinet Card Portrait Of A Young Man [Victorian Studio Portrait, Indianapolis Photography, Ornate Advertising Verso] [Cabinet card]
Autor
Marceau & Power (active late 19th century)
Zustand
Very Good
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ART: PHOTOGRAPHY, EPHEMERA & POPULAR CULTURE

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Blind Horse Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and adheres to its Code of Ethics. We specialize in travel, exploration, fine press, and documentary material, with particular emphasis on printed ephemera, maps, photographic archives, and institutional publications from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Our inventory regularly includes material appropriate for academic, library, and museum collections. We work carefully with provenance, condition, and bibliographic accuracy, and stand fully behind all descriptions and attributions. Items are selected with long-term research and collecting value in mind. Blind Horse Books is operated by Richard and Dottie Oates and based in DeLand, Florida. We have been active in the antiquarian book trade since 1999 and are members of the ABAA, FABA, IOBA, and the Ephemera Society of America. Building Your Great Collection, One Fine Book at a Time. …

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