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Young Man in Athletic Outfit

c.1857

attributed to Oliver H. Willard

(American, 1828–1875)
Culture
America
Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 21.5 x 16.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.); Paper: 22.4 x 17 cm (8 13/16 x 6 11/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro 2003.304
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

During this era, people played recreational sports in attire resembling street clothes; this man’s outfit suggests that he was an acrobat or circus performer. It was common in the 19th century to photograph workers with the tools of their trade or in apparel unique to their profession. Photography collectors later labeled that type of photograph as an “occupational.”

Young Man in Athletic Outfit

c.1857

Oliver H. Willard

(American, 1828–1875)
America

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