Yellowing to image. Fading to image. Surface scratching. Light soiling to both image and card.
On reverse is written, in pencil:
"Mrs. Kingsbury
Emma's Grandpa Murrey.<sic>"
I believe this could be Andrew Murray, born in Maine in 1812. Andrew had 15 children. One of them, Samuel Jenks Murray (1834-1915), had a daughter Emma A. Murray Davis (1857-1939.) There is a photo of Andrew Murray online at Find A Grave which resembles this portrait.
On reverse is printed:
"J.J. Rubottom,
Photographer,
Metamora, IND."
John J. Rubottom (1825–1896) was a Bermuda-born photographer who operated a studio in
Metamora, Indiana in the latter half of the nineteenth century. According to the Civil War draft registration documents, he was "subject to phthisic," which could be anything from asthma to tuberculosis.
Card measures 6.5 x 4.25 inches. Photo is about 6 x 3.875 inches. Portrait vignette is approximately 3.5 x 3 inches.
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