Boston Pilot

carte de visite

Carte de visite, tintype with white card frame and back; Boston Pilot; collected by Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899) during his travels; portrait of a Mr. Brown, a Boston ship pilot (someone who guides ships into harbors), collected during one of his six recorded trips to Boston between 1856 to 1891; handwritten on back "Mr./ [illegible] P. Brown/ Boston Pilot"; printed on back "New style Cartes de Visite,/ By Machinery,/ Made & delivered in 10 minutes,/ At S. WING'S,/ No. 23 HANOVER STREET,/ BOSTON".