Title

A French Breakfast

Creator

C. H. Graves

Files

Creator Role

publisher copyrighter

Description

The stereograph features a black and white image of a woman sitting in a bed, yawing and stretching. Another woman dressed in a maid's uniform stands next to the bed holding a tray. The image is mounted to a cream card with rounded corners.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1897

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

"recto, at left of card: C. H. GRAVES, PUBLISHER AND GEN'L MANAGER / PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. recto, at right of card: SOLD ONLY BY AGENTS OF / THE UNIVERSAL PHOTO ART CO. recto, at bottom of image: 4510 A French Breakfast / COPYRIGHT 1897 BY / C. H. GRAVES / PHILA."

Subjects

Humor; Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States; Women household employees

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6699

Digital ID

FVW_06699

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.