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Crowe, Walter Brooks; Weese, D. A. (Photographer) : Original Cabinet Card Photograph - Walter Brooke Crowe

D. A. Weese, Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Original black-and-white cabinet card photograph tipped in on beige board. The photo is a portrait of a young Walter Brooks Crowe who is wearing a suit and coat and is shown from about the chest upward. The following is handwritten in black ink on back: "Walter B. Crowe, In his 16th year, Trenton, Ont., To John Crowe." Photographer's information printed on front and back. Decorative black-and-white illustrations also on back. No date, circa 1891-1892. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2." Cabinet card is very clean and intact except for slight wear to extremities, light age toning, and slight surface wear. A Very Good copy. This is a cabinet card photo showing Walter Brooks Crowe (1875-1957), a Canadian physician, at the age of 16. Crowe was born in Stockdale, Ontario and was raised in Trenton (also in Ontario). He graduated from Trinity Medical School in 1896 and then traveled to Scotland for postgraduate work and earning additional medical qualifications. Afterward, he returned to Canada and went to Manitoba where he had first planned on settling. However, Crowe changed his mind and moved back to Trenton permanently. In Trenton, he established himself as a noted physician and Medical Health Officer. He also worked as the Hastings County coroner. During World War I, Crowe served as a medical examiner in the district regiment of the Canadian Army. Photographer's information printed on front and back: "D. A. Weese, 279 Front St., Belleville, Ont." The cabinet card was a type of photograph that typically consisted of a thin albumen print tipped in on a rectangular board. Cabinet cards began to increase in popularity during the 1860s due to their relatively larger size compared to the carte de visite (CDV). As noted by their name, cabinet cards were commonly placed on cabinets for presentation although they could also be framed or placed in special photo albums. Cabinet cards achieved peak popularity during the 1880s and 1890s. With the advent of snapshot and personal photography, cabinet cards began to wane in popularity in the early twentieth century. However, cabinet cards maintained a steady following, especially in Europe, until the 1930s when cabinet cards were last produced at a commercial level.. Photographic Image. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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