Framed or unframed, desk size to sofa size, printed by us in Arizona and Alabama since 2007. Explore now.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1905. "Max Hoblitzell." Nattily nautical, naturally. 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio. View full size.
Mold created the artistic left and bottom edges. Nowadays we use filters for the same effect.
[Actually it is mostly paper from the negative sleeve stuck to the emulsion after the glass plate got wet. - Dave]
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