Caption

Juvenile Gamblers, Four unknown boys playing dice, photograph, page, inscription: 'made with, Williams' flash light apparatus.', inscription: 'Prints on, American 'Aristo' Paper', photographer: Francis A. Place, c. 1888 - in or before 1893, Francis A. Place, photographer, paper, daylight collodion silver print, height 140 mm x width 99 mm, Photo two pages before page 142., child, dice, A sepia photograph shows four boys gathered around a wooden crate in a dim interior space with a rough plastered wall. One boy sits on the floor leaning against the crate with his legs extended and a cap on his head, another stands to the left with hands in his pockets looking toward the center, a third stands behind the crate with a hand in his pocket wearing a hat and looking down, and a fourth kneels to the right holding a small object between his fingers while looking at it. A shallow metal bowl rests on top of the crate, straw is scattered on the floor, a coat hangs on the wall behind them, and a broom and a shelf with a small container are visible on the upper wall.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A77_244

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52.2Mb (12.4Mb) / 10.9in x 18.7in / 3260 x 5600 (300dpi)

Keywords

Juvenile Gamblers Four unknown boys playing dice photograph page inscription Williams flash light apparatus Prints on American Aristo Paper photographer Francis A Place c 1888 - 1893 paper daylight collodion silver print height 140 mm x width 99 mm Photo two pages page 142 child sepia photograph four boys gathered wooden crate dim interior space rough plastered wall boy sits floor leaning crate legs extended cap head another stands left hands pockets looking center third stands hand pocket wearing hat looking down fourth kneels right holding small object fingers looking shallow metal bowl rests top straw scattered floor coat hangs them broom shelf small container visible upper wall