Edwin A Brooks NYC Merchant 1853 Crystal Palace Exhibitor Antique CDV Photo For Sale
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Edwin A Brooks NYC Merchant 1853 Crystal Palace Exhibitor Antique CDV Photo:
$45.00
RARE 19TH-CENTURY NEW YORK CITY MERCHANT PORTRAIT — ATTRIBUTED TO EDWIN A. BROOKS — 1853 CRYSTAL PALACE EXHIBITOROffered is an original antique carte de visite photograph, circa 1860s, featuring a distinguished gentleman with a handwritten identification appearing to read “Edwin A. Brooks, 575 Broadway, N.Y.”This identification is particularly significant because historical records document Edwin A. Brooks as an established New York City manufacturer, importer, and dealer in boots, shoes, and gaiters.HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEEdwin A. Brooks operated a prominent footwear establishment at 575 Broadway, with an additional business location at 150 Fulton Street.Brooks participated in the celebrated 1853 Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, held at New York’s Crystal Palace, where he exhibited footwear.The Crystal Palace exhibition was one of America’s most important early international industrial exhibitions, showcasing American manufacturing, technology, and commerce.Contemporary business directories and advertisements document Brooks’s commercial activities in New York during the mid-19th century.THE PHOTOGRAPHThis original period photograph presents a well-dressed Victorian gentleman with distinctive facial hair and formal attire.The handwritten identification and matching historical business address provide compelling evidence connecting the photograph to Edwin A. Brooks.No independently authenticated comparison portrait has yet been located, so the sitter’s identification is offered as an attribution rather than a definitive identification.DETAILS* Original 19th-century carte de visite photograph* Circa 1860s–1870s
* Handwritten identification
* Associated with 575 Broadway, New York City
* Subject attributed to Edwin A. Brooks
* Authentic antique photograph, not a reproduction
* Condition as pictured, with expected signs of ageCOLLECTOR INTERESTAn appealing piece for collectors of early American photography, New York City history, Victorian merchants, the 1853 Crystal Palace Exhibition, and 19th-century commercial history.A potentially scarce surviving photographic likeness of a documented New York businessman associated with the city’s early industrial and commercial development.Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description. Related Items:
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