A head and shoulders portrait of a young Black man.
Item
Title
A head and shoulders portrait of a young Black man.
Description
A formal head and shoulders portrait of a young Black man dressed in a heavy wool overcoat. The photograph was taken sometime between 1877 and 1882 when J.S. Thom operated a photographic studio in Lucan, Ont. Lucan was also near the original Wilberforce Colony, home to many of the Butler family and ancestors of Iris Sloman through her mother Josephine Butler Sloman.
Creator
J.S. [John S.] Thom, Lucan, Ont.
Date
1877-1882
Format
Cabinet card photograph
Rights
Rick Bell family
Subject
Young Black man
J. S. Thom, photographer
Lucan, Ont.
Bell family
Cabinet card photograph
J. S. Thom, photographer
Lucan, Ont.
Bell family
Cabinet card photograph
Source
Rick Bell family fonds, RG 63, Brock University Archives