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Oil portrait of four small boys of Hampton, Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, Maryland

Subjects
ChildrenPortraits
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1856 (Undivided Back)
Front of Oil portrait of four small boys of Hampton, Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, Maryland, c. 1856 lithograph postcard
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Back of Oil portrait of four small boys of Hampton, Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, Maryland, c. 1856 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A color reproduction of a painting showing four children in a wooded landscape. One child in a checkered dress holds a fishing pole with a small fish; another holds a black dog; a third holds a toy sailboat; a fourth sits beside a large brown dog. A building with a spire is visible in the distant background.

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PublisherYorKolor Process
HAMPTON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Towson, Baltimore Co., Maryland Oil portrait of four small boys of Hampton. Left to right: John Ridgely of Hampton Julian Leroy White Henry White Charles Ridgely Painted in 1856 by John Carlin. Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE YorKolor Process, 134 Spring St., N. Y. 12, N. Y. Photo by Sussman - Ochs YL 7007
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ConditionGood
Place mentionedHampton National Historic Site, Towson, MD
PublisherNew York, NY
NotesNo printed text or border visible; color reproduction of a painting; slight surface wear and specks. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused modern chrome (divided-back) card. Printed caption identifies Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, MD; photo by Sussman-Ochs; YorKolor Process imprint, card no. YL 7007. Clean, no damage.

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Oil portrait of four small boys of Hampton, Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, Maryland, postcard, c. 1856. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/oil-portrait-of-four-small-boys-of-hampton-hampton-national. Accessed October 5, 2026.