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Notes on this view:

An itinerant or street photographer likely made this image. Itinerant photographers, later referring to themselves as street or sidewalk photographers, were individuals who travelled with photographic supplies in order to produce and sell photographs on the spot. During the mid 19th century into the early 20th century, these photographers often carted portable darkrooms with them via horse drawn wagon or bicycle. The earliest practitioners created daguerreotypes and adopted new processes as photographic technology advanced. This photograph was made using a process developed specifically for street photography by the Chicago Ferrotype Company. Although the image resembles that of a tintype, it is actually a direct positive silver gelatin print on paper with a black-pigmented coating.