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1800s photo HYMN Whene'er I Take My Walks abroad Charles TABER New Bedford MA

1800s vintage card with original photograph and poem
Whene'er I take my walks abroad
Charles TABER New Bedford MA.

Whene'er I take my walks abroad
at the very bottom "C. Taber & Co, New Bedford, Mass"

The photo shows a mother & child visiting a poor family.

Poem / hymn reads:
Whene’er I take my walks abroad,

Card measures approximately 4 1/2 by 7 inches.
Photo measures 3 1/2 by 2 1/4 inches.
See photos for condition and some content (Please note that the watermark does not appear in the actual item.

From a web search:
Above hymn attributed to Issac Watts

"Charles Taber was the pioneer founder of the industry of art manufacturing,
... About 1849, the father having retired, Charles and his brother Augustus formed the firm of Charles Taber & Co.
... In 1897 the firm was merged with L. Prang* and Company and formed the Taber Prang Art Company. "
And you can read more about Charles Taber at
onlinebiographies <dot> info <slash> ma <slash> bristol <stash> taber-c <dot> htm

From wikipedia:
* Louis Prang (March 12, 1824 – September 14, 1909) was an American printer, lithographer, publisher, and Georgist.[1] He is sometimes known as the "father of the American Christmas card".

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