Antique 1897 Professionally Framed Photograph~Fieldhouse Family~Elkhart, IN

Antique 1897 Professionally Taken/Framed Photograph. It shows a family of 5 sitting in a room in an old house. It’s in a cardboard frame and total size is 13” x 10”. The photograph is approx. 9.5” x 7.75”. There is a fine art studio stamp on the back from E. M. Mudge, 317 Main Street, Elkhart, Indiana. There is also writing in pencil on the back. It says Fieldhouse Family as well as 3 names and 2 question marks. The photograph is wrapped in plastic. It’s in very good shape for its age. One flaw is noted, a small circular indentation in the upper right corner. It looks like something might have been sitting on it for sound time. It has partially pushed through the frame. It is not on the photograph itself.

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