I Can Do It If Any Body Can

Creator

Benjamin West Kilburn

Files

Creator Role

photographer publisher copyrighter

Description

The stereograph contains a black and white image of a comedic family scene. A man and two women appear to be changing a stove pipe in their kitchen. The man has a foot in a chair and the other on top of the stove. One of the women appears to be standing on a crate and holding a large pipe. The other woman is on the ground holding one end of a pipe, while the man hold the other end. The image is mounted on a peach-colored card mount. The reverse side contains the author's name and the creation location. The stereograph also contains a large vertical crease down the middle.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1892

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card mount

Inscription

recto, vertical right: Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1892. by B.W. Kilburn / in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C. recto, bottom right; 7415. I can do it if any body can. verso, center: Photographed and Published by / B. W. KILBURN, - - - Littleton, N. H.

Subjects

Men; Stoves; Wit and humor in art; Women

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

6497

Digital ID

FVW_06497

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.