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Title
Portrait of the photographer Dr. George Wharton James (1858-1923), ca.1908
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1908
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photographic portrait of the photographer Dr. George Wharton James (1858-1923), ca.1908. Taken outdoors, he is sitting looking away from the camera with his body is turned slightly to his right. He is seated with his left leg over his right and with his right arm hugging onto the wooden chair he holds his other hand. He has dark wavy hair combed up and back from his face and a long dark beard with mustache. He is wearing dark three-piece suit, a tie with light streaks, and a white shirt. His jacket is unbuttoned. He appears to be in his 30's or 40's.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m9136 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-5177
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9136
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-5177.jpg
Subject
James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Men
Photographers
Portraits--James, Dr. George Wharton
Time Period
circa 1908
Place
California
USA
Source
1-90-298 [Microfiche number]
5177 [Accession number]
CHS-5177 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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