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Studio portrait of a man and two women, with U.S. Capitol backdrop, circa 1915

Subject
Portraits
Card type
Real photo

About this subject

A sepia-toned studio portrait of a young man standing behind two seated young women. The women wear white dresses with collars; the man wears a suit and tie. Behind them is a painted backdrop of a large domed classical building resembling the U.S. Capitol.

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ConditionFair
Place depictedU.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
PublisherMetropolitan Studio, Washington, DC
NotesSepia-toned real photo print; white border; heavy staining and spotting, especially upper left; no printed text. No postmark. AZO stamp box with triangles up (1904-1918). Divided back; real-photo card with white border, matte sepia tone. Back shows foxing/stains and a handwritten '195'/'UH' in the upper-left corner.

Cite this card

Studio portrait of a man and two women, with U.S. Capitol backdrop, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/studio-portrait-of-a-man-and-two-women-with-u-s-capitol-back. Accessed October 5, 2026.