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Title
Primitive Mining, the Old Rocker
Artist
Carleton E. Watkins, 11 Nov 1829 - 23 Jun 1916
Sitter
Carleton E. Watkins, 11 Nov 1829 - 23 Jun 1916
Date
c. 1883
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 7.8 x 15 cm (3 1/16 x 5 7/8")
Mount: 8.7 x 17.5 cm (3 7/16 x 6 7/8")
Mat: 12.7 x 20.6 x 1 cm (5 x 8 1/8 x 3/8")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior\Landscape\Rural
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Self-portrait
Photographic format\Stereograph
Equipment
Carleton E. Watkins: Male
Carleton E. Watkins: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Larry J. West
