Old man at Labrador, said to be over 100 years old

Old man at Labrador, said to be over 100 years old

Cabinet size albumen print. Half length portrait of an older Native American man wearing a fur lined hooded pullover sitting on the deck of a ship.

Inscribed on verso: "Photograph of a very old man, at Labrador, said to be over a hundred years of age. The photograph taken on board the ships by an American artist in the summer of 1875. Brought from Labrador to Boston by Josiah P. Quincy, & presented by him to R.C. Waterston. Mr. Waterston given to the American Antiquarian Socy. April 26th, 1876."

Gift of R.C. Waterston, 1876.

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Graphic Arts Photos Native American

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1875