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London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company [Attributed to]
He is gone
1850s (late)
Stereocard, detail
Private collection of John Hannavy
© John Hannavy Picture Collection
LL/37243
The child is holding an ambrotype or daguerreotype, supposedly of her recently deceased father, while mother points towards heaven. Many mid-Victorian out-of-work actors found work in posing for these genre cards.
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