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Hardesty, Frank

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

George Polakoff: Stereoviews of Texas, and Boudoirs of Colorado

 Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1991.67-MNM.1992.265-MNM.PA.1243

Portrait of a woman with a birdcage, ca. 1885-1890

 Item
Identifier: 184157
Scope and Contents From the Class: This record is used to track catalogued boudoir cards not described in another collection. Boudoir cards are card-mounted photographs much like cabinet cards, but boudoir cards are more generously sized [8.5 x 5.5 inches]. The term refers to the format, not the subject matter. The format was used beginning in the late 1870s, grew in popularity in the 1880s, and use tapered off after 1900. In some cases, images created earlier may have been republished in this format. ...
Dates: ca. 1885-1890