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Antique 1880s Cabinet Card Photo Charlie Sampson Goodwater Alabama M. M. Gardner

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  • Vintage from the 1900s
  • Materials: Blotting paper

Original late-19th-century cabinet photograph identified on the reverse as "Charlie Sampson – Goodwater, Alabama." The photograph bears the original studio imprint of M. M. Gardner, 30 1/2 Madison Street, Atlanta, Georgia, firmly placing its production in the 1880s–early 1890s.

The image depicts a well-dressed gentleman with a prominent mustache in a classic oval studio portrait. His attire, grooming, and photographic style are consistent with the post-Reconstruction / Gilded Age South, a period when residents of smaller Alabama towns commonly traveled by rail to Atlanta for professional studio photography.

Photographer information (important):
The backmark reads:
"M. M. Gardner, 30 1/2 Madison Street, Atlanta, Ga."
with the period notice: "Duplicates of this picture furnished on application."
This studio imprint provides strong dating and provenance, confirming the photograph was professionally produced rather than copied later.

The handwritten pencil identification "Charlie Sampson – Goodwater, Alabama" appears to be a later family notation, likely added in the early 20th century, a common practice for preserving family history. Goodwater is located in Coosa County, Alabama, a railroad town established in the 1870s—making Atlanta studio photography both plausible and typical for the era.

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