Man from Boston
What it is:
Cabinet card measuring 4.25 x 6.75 inches.
What I know about it:
Photographer is Purdy of Boston. Otherwise undated and unidentified.
Comments:
When I first started buying photos, my focus was on pictures of people who are looking directly at the camera, and this was one of the first photos I bought. I have since, of course, broadened my collecting interests to people in general. And this photo is hardly flawless, with scuff marks on the surface, a chip out of it that makes it look like he’s wearing a pin over his breast pocket, and clumsily trimmed borders. But it is otherwise a sharp, clear image of a rather soulful looking man. The way he is looking directly at the viewer I find arresting, and it reminds me of why I found such photos appealing in the first place.
Pics of Then 
Yes a lovely gaze, but the hairdo is a tad distracting! 🙂
It does stand out a bit, doesn’t it. 🙂