Aerial View of New Orleans, 1866-1895
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Samuel Tobias Blessing operated an influential photographic studio, gallery, and store in New Orleans's commercial district during the second half of the nineteenth century. He transitioned from producing studio portraits to publishing stock photographs of the city and surrounding area. Blessing's images serve as an important visual record of Louisiana in the post-Civil War era.
Samuel Tobias Blessing operated an influential photographic studio, gallery, and store in New Orleans's commercial district during the second half of the nineteenth century. He transitioned from producing studio portraits to publishing stock photographs of the city and surrounding area. Blessing's images serve as an important visual record of Louisiana in the post-Civil War era.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
1866-1895
Subject Date
1866-1895
Keywords
United States, Louisiana, New Orleans
Cartes-de-visite (Card photographs)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.5.86
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
verso, printed: Published by S. T. Blessing No. 24 Chartres St. New Orleans Dealer in Cards, Albums, Frames Photographic & Artists Materials
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