ca. 1870-90’s, “In the Work Room”, [carte de visite portrait of taxidermist M.A. Maxwell] “Maxwell is best known for her participation in the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, in which she displayed her taxidermy mounts in realistic settings of the Rocky Mountains. She was photographed many times in both carte and cabinet style. Here she displays her Evans repeating rifle in both images.” via Cowan’s Auctions

ca. 1870-90’s, “In the Work Room”, [carte de visite portrait of taxidermist M.A. Maxwell]

“Maxwell is best known for her participation in the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, in which she displayed her taxidermy mounts in realistic settings of the Rocky Mountains. She was photographed many times in both carte and cabinet style. Here she displays her Evans repeating rifle in both images.”

via Cowan’s Auctions