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Man with high tortoiseshell comb, profile. Colombo studio (probable).
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Man with high tortoiseshell comb, profile

Colombo studio (probable)
c. 1870–1890

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A probable identification that has not been confirmed.
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Embossed stamp: Colombo Apothecaries Co (partly legible)
Maker
Colombo Apothecaries Co
Date basis
Estimate from photographic style and subject
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Visual identification
Reference
TCP-P51

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