File:Letter by Abraham Bogardus March 22, 1887 - Original.jpg
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Letter from Abraham Bogardus, on his personal letterhead. 5.5 x 8.5 in, March 22, 1887. Transcription. bold text is in type, all other text is hand-written. Layout is approximated. Things where I'm not sure are put in brackets with a ? after, things where it's obvious what's meant, but not clear from the handwriting lack the ?. There is one bit labelled "[squiggle]". I think that's the fairest description of what's written there, but see notes:
I enclose and mail with this If I can be of any service to Respectfully yours[3] A. Bogardus Added after May 1[squiggle][4] No 11 E42d street |
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| Date | March 22, 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source | RR Auction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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- ↑ This is how it's given in the partial transcription given on the source page. It's a bit more of a squiggle than a fully readable "as a" to my eyes, but I'm less familiar with Bogardus' handwriting.
- ↑ I presume this means he enclosed a photo of himself.
- ↑ Very sloppy "y" at the end of the first word, ditto the "rs" at the end of the second, but I don't think there's any real doubt of the intended text here,
- ↑ The squiggle's presumably the equivalent of "st", as in May 1st, but looks more like an underlined M over two dots
- ↑ I believe this is a newer branch studio, in contradiction to the "No Branch Studios" printed above.
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| current | 05:25, 3 February 2025 | | 657 × 1,000 (189 KB) | Adam Cuerden | {{Original}} {{Information |Description=Letter from Abraham Bogardus, on his personal letterhead. 5.5 x 8.5 in, March 22, 1887. Transcription, '''bold''' text is in type, all other text is hand-written. <div align=center><big>'''Abraham Bogardus,'''</big></div> <div align=center><big>'''PHOTOGRAPHER,'''</big></div> {| |'''Established 1846'''||'''No. 872 Broadway,''' |- |'''NO BRANCH GALLERIES'''||Corner 18th Street. |- |'''Instantaneous photography'''|| |- |'''"QUICK AS WINK"'''|| |- | ||... |
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