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Trade card for L. H. Bradford and Company, Photolithographers

American
1858

Medium/Technique Photolithograph
Dimensions Sheet: 24.1 × 15.2 cm (9 1/2 × 6 in.)
Credit Line Gift of J. W. Osborne
Accession NumberM7234
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Marks Verso, stamped in purple ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsIn image, in stone: Photo-Lithography / by / L. H. Bradford & Co / Boston
In image, in stone: [various place names, including "Photolithographic Bay"]
In image, at lower center: Process Patented by J.A. Cutting & L.B. Bradford, March 1858.
Verso, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: No. 1 [underlined] Duplicate. Museum. [underlined twice]
Provenance1890, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: December 3, 1890)