725L

Print, Photographic, Carte-de-Visite

1870 Approximate

3 3/4" x 2 1/4" photograph of small infant, about 5 months old, posed and propped up in upholstered chair; unidentified; the child is wearing white dress and dark shoes. See opening in backdrop for means to hold child in place during long exposure time of this era's photography; photographed by S. M. Carlzen, Willmar, Minn.

All tintypes saved from Paulson family album. Album in poor condition was deaccessioned 11/10/87, photos kept. Nearly all of the Paulson articles are by the courtesy of Dr. and Mrs. O.J. Swenson.