While researching possible connections between Donatus Buongiorno and an American contemporary, New York artist William Merritt Chase, I found this adorable photo of Chase and his wife teaching their toddler to walk. In 1887, which is quite early for a successful indoor “snapshot,” I think. Was this done by a photographer who was muscling around a glass-plate-negative view camera on a tripod? Do any of my photographer friends know? I wish the photographer was credited. https://chazen.wisc.edu/collection/27044/william-merritt-chase-family/ https://chazen.wisc.edu/collection/27044/william-merritt-chase-family/
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