CARTE DE VISITE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIAN & POET, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, PHOTOGRAPHED BY WARREN STUDIOS
Boston: Warren, 1860s. Original document. Head and shoulders sepiatone image of Holmes in coat, vest, starched collar and bow tie, looking slightly to his left. Printed on the verso: "Warren, Boston and Cambridgeport, Mass." Written in pencil, "OWHolmes" [not an authentic signature]. Very Good. Item #040304
Holmes (1809-1894) was a New England medical reformer and author, perhaps best known for his "Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table" and related titles.
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