Cabinet card of an amputee

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This black and white albumen photograph depicts a man with one arm. Wearing a dark three piece suit, he stands facing the viewer with his left hand resting on a stone monument next him. His right arm is missing. The monument appears to have vines draped over its top. Below the image is an impression on the backing card that reads "G.W. Gillmore/ 204 Front Street Worcester, Mass." The backing card has gilded, scalloped edges.

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