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ca. 1892-1903 CABINET CARD OF A YOUNG BOY HOLDING
A SAVAGE PERCUSSION REVOLVER - SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
PHOTOGRAPHER – VERY NICE PERIOD IMAGE:
This is a unusual
cabinet card image of a young boy, outfitted in a straw
sombrero and western themed clothing, holding a Civil
War Savage Revolver. Whether the Savage was a
photographer’s prop piece or possibly the pistol carried
by his father during the Civil War is unknown, but
either way it is a scarce photographic capture of a
Savage Revolver and an unusual pairing with a young
aspiring “cowboy”, taken by a well known San Antonio,
Texas photographer.
Issac Newton
Rothwell was born on February 12, 1851 in Pennsylvania.
The San Antonio, Texas City Directory lists Rothwell in
residence in 1881. The directories for the intervening
years show him in business in several locations in the
downtown area until the 1892 edition of the directory
lists him at 107 W. Commerce Street, the address printed
on this cabinet card, which is a block south of the
Alamo. He occupied this location until 1903 when the
directory for that year shows that he had moved to 105 ½
W. Commerce Street where he remained for several years.
Rothwell passed away in San Antonio on April 7, 1927 at
the age of 76.
Measuring 6 ½”
by 4 ¼”, this is a good sized image that provides a
detailed view of all the subject matter. The cabinet
card is in excellent condition with no notable aging and
no evidence of rough handling. The image is still quite
sharp, and the image and the card are very stable with
no damage.
The
back of the card mount has a "ghost" of another image,
likely a transfer when the two images were stored
together.
This is a very
nice combination of an identified San Antonio
photographer, a captivating subject - this young lad
dressed in a western themed clothing, and the uncommon
inclusion of a Savage Revolver. (0404) $125
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