Title	Man and woman portrait
Subject	Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934) Portrait photography--United States--History Couples
Time Period	1890s 1900s
Place	Ohio West Virginia
Description	Portrait of a man and woman in which the photographer seems to be attempting to create a "vignette" effect by darkening the edges. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center.
Creator	Ewing, Albert J., 1870-1934 (Photographer)
Date of Original	1896-1912
Collection	Albert J. Ewing Collection
Source	AV 71; Box 1; Folder 33
Format	picture; glass plate negative
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AV71_b01_f33.tif
Image Height	2597
Image Width	1836
File Size	14327352 Bytes

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