Pauline Markham (1847-1919) c. 1868

This carte de visite photograph, taken by Jeremiah Gurney around 1868, features a young woman named Pauline Markham. The image shows her in a seated pose wearing a striped dress, her hair arranged in a simple style. The photograph, likely taken for personal use, reflects the popularity of the carte de visite format for portraiture in the mid-19th century. The Minneapolis Institute of Art holds the image, an example of the work of a photographer whose career spanned the 19th century, capturing the likeness of individuals during a time of rapid social change in America.