The camera is equipped with a Kodak Bimat f/11 aperture lens
It was produced by Wyoming Studio Art Works
Mounted on reverse-painted black glass beneath a domed convex cover glass with gilt brass bezel and ebonized wooden frame
and edge losses consistent with age and display
It features a raised and nicely painted snowberry motif
Lot 123 - Antique Carte De Visite C.D.V.. Photograph Of Black Man In Double-Breasted Jacket With Cap In Hand, Photographed By George West, Gosport, England, With Maritime-Themed Backdrop 3066-favs The camera is equipped withAntique carte de visite C. D. V. photograph of a Black man standing in studio pose, wearing a double breasted jacket and holding his cap in one hand. The painted backdrop includes a maritime themed window scene showing water and a coastal structure, consistent with the studio practices of photographer George West of Gosport, England, who frequently produced portraits of sailors, dockworkers, and other individuals connected to the harbor community.
