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Figure 1

Citation

J. H. Dodge (Boston). “Nathan T. Burrows.” circa 1865. Greg French Collection. Mirror of Race, 25 Jan. 2021, mirrorofrace.bc.edu/items/show/118. Accessed 18 May 2024.

Title

Nathan T. Burrows

Subject

Nathan T. Burrows

Creator

J. H. Dodge (Boston)

Date

circa 1865

Type

Studio Portrait

Identifier

Figure 1

Rights Holder

Greg French Collection

Original Format

Carte de visite, albumen print

Factual Commentary

We do not know more about the man sitting for this portrait other than his name, written on the back of the image: Nathan T. Burrows. He was probably a performer, as he poses here with various implements he could use, despite his lack of arms: in one foot he hold a pen and writes on a sheet of paper, an ink pot beside it. He must also have been able to shoot with the pistol propped up by the stool.