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The French Dancing Master
1897
Strohmeyer and Wyman
USA: New York, New York
Photograph on paper mounted on board
overall: 3-1/2"h x 7"w x 1/4"d
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection, Gift of Thomas Garrett
2010.055.179

Black and white stereocard photograph of women taking a dancing lesson. Title is printed in black at bottom and reads "The French Dancing Master." Double image of four women in white gowns and a man in a black tuxedo with a ruff. Two of the ladies sit at a table drinking tea, while two stand holding their skirts to learn a dance step. The man holds a cane and looks down at the women's feet. Numerous framed paintings and photographs line the wall behind the group. Potted plants can be seen to the right. Stamped in black on the ends of the cards "Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publishers. / New York, N.Y." At right "Sold only by Underwood & Underwood / New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas". Stamped in black at the bottom "Copyright 1897 by Strohmeyer & Wyman". On the back of the card stamped in black is the title "The French Dancing Master" translated into English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.



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