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Maker(s):unknown
Culture:American
Title:stereograph: John Smith, Hermit of Erving
Date Made:1867-1899
Type:Photograph
Materials:albumen print; paper
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Erving
Measurements:Sheet: 3 5/16 in x 6 7/8 in; 8.4 cm x 17.5 cm; Image: 3 1/8 in x 3 in; 7.9 cm x 7.6 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2018.23
Credit Line:Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Stereographic print consisting of two nearly identical, sepia-tone photographs mounted on green card stock. Photograph depicts John Smith, the "Hermit of Erving" seated in his cave, knitting on what appear to be double-pointed needles. Four women and two men, all in summer clothing, are seated around him, a dog lying at their feet. The woman in the center (proper left of Smith) holds a stereoscope in her lap.

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