Portrait -- Man seated with standing woman

Hoffman (Studio)

1890

Portrait.

Savannah (Ga.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.

Couples -- Portraits.

Portrait photography -- 19th century.

Cabinet card.

Hoffman, William H. (Photographer)

This cabinet card is a portrait of an unidentified couple, the man in a suit, seated and a woman wearing a frilly dress standing by a table with books. The man is wearing glasses and has a large mustache. The woman has her hair up and wears a bracelet. Her dress is very detailed with ruffled sleeves and bows at the hem. The photographer is Hoffman, Savannah Ga. Written on back: to Emma and Dave.

William H. Hoffman, married to Willhemina, is listed as a photographer at 240 Bull Street in the 1899 Savannah City Directory.

Scholars wishing to cite this item should include item title, Savannah Cabinet Card Collection, MS 033, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the item's url.

Image

Photograph

4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches

Albumen print on cardstock.

MS 033, the Savannah Cabinet Card Collection, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.