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Groom (Philadelphia) 
Backmark for "Groom's Carte de Visite Photograph and Gallery, Second St. above Spruce, Philadelphia" 
n.d. 
  
Carte de visite, back 
Private collection of Ron Coddington 
 
LL/80607 
  
Ron S. Coddington description (flickr, accessed: 18 March 2018)
 
The photographer, Groom of Philadelphia, has an elaborate logo that is the Pennsylvania State of Arms—with a twist. The items in the middle of the official shield are from to bottom, a trade ship, a plow and three sheaves of wheat. In this version, the wheat has been replaced by a camera. 
 

 
  
 
  
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