P6810

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Lyon%20Barnum

Details

ID Number

P6810

Item Name

Image

Maker

Murdoch's Photo Art Parlors

Title

Lyon Barnum / Lyon Barnum

Title (Fre)

Lyon Barnum

Description

Black and white photograph of a man tentatively identified as Lyon Barnum; Mr. Barnum's head and shoulders are visible in the photo; he is wearing a dark suit, with a white handkerchief in his left pocket, a white shirt and striped tie with a round tie pin in the centre; he has a mustache, the ends of which have been slightly marked with ink on the photograph; the photographer's stamp: "Murdoch's Photo Art Parlors, Windsor, Ont." appears on the reverse of the photograph.

History

It is thought that Lyon Barnum was related to or acquainted with the Barillier family. Charles E. Barillier was married to Clara Baby of Chatham and was at one time the treasurer of Windsor.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Barnum, Lyon

Men / Hommes

Murdoch's Photo Art Parlors / Studio d'art photographique Murdoch

Portrait photographs / Portraits photographiques

Studios

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