Untitled
1889
A small albumen silver print made with a Kodak No.1 that records a sunlit late‑19th‑century city street, the photographer aiming to preserve an ordinary urban moment with a simple, portable camera.
A circular, vignetted view shows cobblestones leading into a bright, hazy distance, flanked by shadowed building facades and tiny figures, with the 'Madison St. Theatre' sign marking the right-hand curbside bustle.
Made in 1889 on a Kodak No.1, this print illustrates the early democratization of photography—portable cameras and accessible prints that shifted attention from studio portraiture to spontaneous scenes of everyday city life.
Medium
Albumen silver print (Kodak No. 1)
Dimensions
2 1/2" (6.3 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Peter J. Cohen
Accession
670.2019.5
Palette
Exhibitions
