Major Atom
Photograph

Charles Eisenmann

Maker
American, b. Germany, 1855–1927

Major Atom

ca. 1880
Albumen silver print
Image: 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.3 × 5.7 cm)
Mount: 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.5 × 6.3 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
Inscriptions Printed on mount on recto, BC: MAJOR ATOM.
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TC: MAJOR \ ATOM
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on verso, LT: his \ autograph [arrow]
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TR: 53 [circled]
Printed on verso, C: CHAS. EISENMANN, \ PHOTOGRAPHER, \ 229 BOWERY. \ NEW YORK. \ Portraits taken by Instantaneous Process \ Extra inducements to the Theatrical Profession
Inscribed in pencil on verso, LB: Lot 2
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