Creator Biography
Theodore D. Wolbach, American.
Preview
Creation Date
1900
Medium
Albumen photograph on paper, also known as a cabinet card
Dimensions
6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in ( 16.3 × 10.7 cm )
Credit Line
Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024
Accession Number
2015.545
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
"T. D. Wolbach, Photograph Gallery, Wadsworth, Ohio".
References
“Southeast Medina Co.: Wadsworth.” The Medina Sentinel. October 19, 1917, 5, https://mcdl.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=td%20wolbach&i=f&d=01011830-12311930&m=between&ord=k1&fn=the_medina_sentinel_usa_ohio_medina_19171019_english_5&df=1&dt=10&cid=2992
T. D Wolbach. "Photographer." Advertisement. Wadsworth Historical Sketch and Business Directory, 1894, 9, https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/wadsworth/id/109.
Description
Portrait photograph of a man standing with his right hand placed on an open bible, while his left hand is shown reaching into his coat over the middle of his chest. He is posed in front of a painted backdrop that includes a bust of the goddess Athena.
Theodore D. Wolbach’s studio was located on the east side of Main Street in Wadsworth, Ohio. Wadsworth is listed in an 1894 directory as charging three dollars per dozen cabinet cards like this one.
Keywords
Boris A. Blick Collection, After 1800