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Vintage 1930s Russell Sam Baby Portrait Studio Photo Sepia 5x7 Window Original
Vintage original sepia-tone baby portrait photograph in its tan tri-fold card folder with typical age-related handling and storage wear. Photo surface shows overall warm toning, scattered small dark spots and light soiling, fine surface scuffs visible in glare, and light edge wear but no creases or tears through the image area. Card mount and folder display overall discoloration, scattered foxing spots and small stains including a darker moisture stain on the outer back panel, minor edge and corner rounding, hinge wear along the interior folds, and a few faint impressed marks near the handwritten Russell Sam inscription; piece remains intact and structurally sound, offered unframed with no additional accessories included.
Original vintage circa 1930s sepia-tone gelatin-silver studio photograph of a smiling baby posed for a formal portrait.
The child sits sideways on an upholstered window seat beside a bright multi-paned window with a sheer curtain, wearing a light short-sleeved romper with decorative buttons and tie, along with socks and soft ankle-strap shoes, looking slightly off camera.
The image is printed on photographic paper and mounted behind a narrow decorative printed border within a tan card mount, which is housed in its original tri-fold presentation folder with simple ruled lines and an ornamental cartouche at the top margin.
The interior left panel of the folder carries a handwritten ink inscription giving the name Russell Sam, while the remaining inner and outer surfaces of the mount are plain tan card with no printed studio imprint.
This is an unframed original mounted portrait photograph suitable for collections focused on babies, early to mid-20th-century family portraits, and sepia gelatin-silver studio photography.
MSC192-140
