Silas Puts His Boots in the hall to be Shined but Decides to Take no Chances of Losing Them

Creator

H.C. White Co.

Files

Creator Role

copyrighted

Description

The stereograph contains a black and white image of a sleeping man and woman. The woman takes up a majority of the bed, while the man's legs hang off the edge and rest on a chair. The man also appears to have his boots on and have them sticking out the door. The image is on a gray-colored card mount.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1903

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card mount

Inscription

recto, vertical left: IMPERIAL SERIES. recto, vertical right: IMPERIAL SERIES. recto, bottom right image: 5592 (7) Silas puts his boots in the hall to be shined but decides / to take no chances of losing them. / COPYRIGHT 1903 BY H. C. WHITE CO. recto, within image: Put your boots in the hall / to be shined

Subjects

Boots; Humor Men; Sleep

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

6507

Digital ID

FVW_06507

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.