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Title proper
Portrait of a man with statue of a horse and rider with prey from the hunt
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- Graphic material
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2008.001.1433
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ca. 1890 (Creation)
- Creator
- Electric Light Photo Gallery
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ca. 1890 (Creation)
- Creator
- Dixon, Samuel J.
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Physical description
1 photograph: 16.3 x 10.8
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Biographical history
Samuel J. Dixon was a photographer located in Toronto, Ontario and operated the Electric Light Photo Gallery from 1876 to 1896.
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Administrative history
The Electric Light Photo Gallery operated in Toronto, Ontario from 1876 to 1896. It was owned by Samuel J. Dixon.
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Scope and content
Item is a brown cabinet card with gold letterpress at bottom edge, "Dixon/ COR. KING & YONGE STS./ Toronto." Photograph shows a man standing next to a small statue of a horse and rider, the rider holds a fox or small animal upside down while two dogs at the horse's feet jump up at it. On verso, also in gold letterpress, "ELECTRIC LIGHT PHOTO GALLERIES" followed by a design with front and back of a medal by the Industrial Exhibition Association of Toronto. Text continues "Highest Award at Toronto, Kingston and Hamilton/ S. J. Dixon/ Member of the Photographer's Association of America/ ALL PHOTOS MADE WITH THE NEW PROCESS/ No Change of Expression. The Exposure is but One/ Second./ STUDIOS/ CORNER/ KING AND YONGE STREETS AND CORNER/ YONGE & TEMPERANCE STS./ TORONTO".
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Good. There is a red stain at the top right corner, some surface abrasion and general wear around edges of card.
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- Shields, Lorne (Subject)
- Dixon, Samuel J. (Subject)