Figure 87: New Orleans Family
Maker: Samuel Anderson (American, 1825-early 20th century)
Sitter/Subject: unknown
Genre: studio portrait
Process: carte de visite; albumen print
Dimensions: cdv standard
Date: 1859 to mid-1860’s
Collection: Greg French
Notes: Printed stamp on reverse of card: “S. Anderson, Photographer, No. 61 Camp St., New Orleans.” Born in Pennsylvania, Anderson began his career as a daguerreian in New Orleans in the late 1840’s. He operated studios in New Orleans and, at various times, in Houston and Galveston, Texas. The New Orleans gallery was located at the Camp Street address beginning in 1859.