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Call Number	X-19589
Title	Caspar Collins family
Summary	Studio portrait of Mary, Josephine and Caspar Collins (later an Army Lieutenant for whom Casper, Wyoming is named.) The the girls wear their hair parted in the center and pulled loosely back, and pinafores or tunics over their dresses. The younger girl sits on a stool while the older children stand. Caspar Collins wears a shirt with a short, rounded collar, under a fitted coat with a front button enclosure.
Date	[between 1856 and 1865]
Notes	Ambrotype is mounted in latched leather-covered wood case with decorative metal frame and velvet facing.; Ambrotype is retouched.; Case hinges are broken.; Stamped in metal frame: "Spooners Bro's. cuttings patent."; Title hand-written on storage envelope.; R7100195898
Physical Description	1 photoprint : ambrotype ; visible oval image 8 x 6 cm. (3 x 2 1/2 in.) in case 10 x 8 cm. (4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Subject	Collins, Caspar Wever, 1844-1865--Family. Families--1850-1870.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Ambrotypes.; Photograph cases.; Portrait photographs.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	10019589.tif