Curatorial description
(Accessed: 5 October 2020)
Vertical, black and white photograph. One view of the portrait of a man wearing a suit, the face of the man colored pink. The photograph is encased in a gold-colored metal preserver frame and mat decorated and engraved with floral and vine-like designs along the edges and circular indentations surrounding the image in an oval, stored in a black box fitted with clear lids. A sticker on the front depicts: "No 188 B." The back of the photograph depicts the following faded description: "March 5th 1865. French [Illegible - Holis? Hoho? Hobo?]. Thief and pickpocket from N.Y. carpenter age 28 yrs height 5 ft 10 [illegible - W? N?] 160th. Scar on left cheek light Cms."
