Abraham Bogardus (New York City) Half Plate Ambrotype Street Scene, c. 1850's
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Abraham Bogardus (1822 - 1908 New York) Half Plate Ambrotype City Street Scene. Circa 1850's. Rare early photograph of Ambrotype Studio and people gathered outside on boardwalk. Image depicts single to three story buildings with storefronts and signage reading- Baker & Sadler, Bakery & Confectionary, Drugstore with Ambrotypes Studio above, Bryant & Connelly, P. Hanes (cobbler), and Downey & Wilkerson Cabinet Makers. Clock above drugstore reads 'Jewelers'. 20 people are in the image. In half of Bogardus branded leather case that reads 'Bogardus Greenwich St Corner Barclay N-Y. Bogardus opened his first gallery in New York in 1846. He became very successful and in 1868 he assisted in the formation of the National Photographic Association and was its President for five years. Good condition with scattered craquelure and blemish to lower center. Plate measures 4.25x5.5" with viewable area measuring 3.5x4.5 in the oval mat. Overall measurements with the case are 4.75x6x.5".
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Abraham Bogardus (New York City) Half Plate Ambrotype Street Scene, c. 1850's
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