Original antique 1905 black-and-white gelatin silver cabinet card photograph featuring a studio portrait of a mustached man in a suit and bow tie, presented on an embossed gray card mount produced by Wandlyn of Quebec, Canada.
The composition shows the sitter posed in three-quarter view from the chest up against a plain backdrop, his head turned slightly toward the camera with neatly parted hair, a prominent mustache, and small rimless spectacles, emphasizing Edwardian-era men\'s fashion and portrait style.
Printed as a gelatin silver image on photographic paper, the oval portrait is framed by multiple fine-line concentric borders with zigzag edges and small corner flourishes, all integrated into the textured mount that reflects early 20th-century cabinet card design.
The lower front margin of the mount carries a blind-embossed studio imprint reading "Wandlyn, 117 Rue St Joseph, Quebec," identifying the photographer and situating the piece within Canadian photographic history.
The reverse side bears a handwritten ink inscription with the date "1905" and a name that appears to read "Edwin D. Barnes," providing personal identification and precise dating for the portrait.
Well suited for collections focused on portraiture, people, social history, or Canadian photography, the photograph is offered as a single original unframed cabinet card, with any brass display stand, ruler, or other props visible in the listing photos shown for scale and presentation only and not included.
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