A studio portrait of unidentified young African American man holding a cornet in his left hand while standing in front of a ornate metal fireplace guard and beside a wicker chair. He wears a white suit jacket and a high collar with a tied scarf as a necktie. Embossed below the photograph on the paper board, "Dowling, Charleston, S.C. 1900."
No date; likely circa 1880s
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Mounted to 5"x7.25" decorative paperboard; stamped on back: "Prop. (possibly Prof.) W.R. Nails / Honey Grove, Texas / Tragedy and Comedy Co."