Dancer
Date1885
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions5 15/16 × 3 15/16 in. (15 × 10 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Laurie Barrow
Object numberPA2026.016.004
DescriptionA dancer poses in Pach Brothers portrait studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The dancer is wearing a short-sleeved corset top with a broad tulle skirt. Her dark hair is piled on top of her head with a small white hairpiece. She is standing in front of a studio backdrop with her left leg turned out and her upper body leaning toward the right of the frame. Her left hand is beside her chest, and her right arm is extended. She is looking toward the right of the frame.Handwriting on the back reads, "H.P.C Cushing 1885 / To Tallulah From the president of the [?] Chestnut Street Democratic Marching and Chowder Party. 4-18-63".
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1885
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