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S. B. Revenaugh (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Woman Sweeping Floor near Seated Child

Albumen Print, circa 1890

Cabinet Card (4-1/4 x 6 inch mount)

There is something enigmatic about this image; the cheerful sweeper appears to be ignoring the seated boy. Perhaps this is not a portrait of a mother and child, but an occupational portrait of a woman whose job was to clean the photographer's studio. 
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