[Framed ambrotype portrait of Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh]

Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924 [Framed ambrotype portrait of Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh]

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GLC#
GLC00686.36-View header record
Type
Images
Date
June 26, 1857
Author/Creator
Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924
Title
[Framed ambrotype portrait of Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 ambrotype Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 8.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

1/6th plate ambrotype of bearded man with mustache in suit, wearing cap. Square leather-covered, possibly wooden frame, picture surrounded by gilt oval, back of frame has intricate scrollwork and oval design, while photo has 3-dimensional effect. Pencil notation on the green paper lining of the recessed case bed: "Maintown / April 20 / 1867." Ambrotype taken by an unknown creator.

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