Childhood Portrait of Ada Gallman, c. 1892
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- Title
- Childhood Portrait of Ada Gallman, c. 1892
- Description
- This delicate cabinet card portrait captures a young Ada Gallman (1881–1969) during her childhood in the early 1890s. Taken at the Bigden studio on Main Street in Buffalo, New York, the image reflects the formal portraiture traditions of the late Victorian era. Ada is presented with the soft, romantic styling typical of the period, featuring intricate lace detailing and soft curls. The vignette effect—a popular photographic technique of the time—focuses all attention on her youthful expression, preserving a fleeting moment of her childhood before her later life as a member of the Haushalter family in Eden and Hamburg.
- Date
- 1892
- Subject
- Ada L Gallman
- Spatial Coverage
- Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States
- Creator
- Bigden (Buffalo, New York)
- Format
- albumen print, cabinet card
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Referenced By
- Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States Ada L Gallman
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