{"id":4442,"date":"2026-03-08T18:36:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/?page_id=4442"},"modified":"2026-08-26T03:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T03:39:56","slug":"lot-104","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/?page_id=4442","title":{"rendered":"Lot 104"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><strong>Lot 104<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Fabulous cabinet card of an older gentleman in deep concentration as he reads a large book. It is identified on the back as H.B., Dec. 25<sup>th<\/sup>, 1884, 100 years old. Judging by the large volumes on the table we would not be surprised if he was a lawyer or a doctor. This was captured by Auburn, NY\u2019s famous long-time photographer William H. Ernsberger. Ernsberger certainly knew how to stage a photograph in a most natural setting! The image is in very good condition with nice tones and contrast. There is a hint of wear as seen. Please see lot 98 for another example of Ernsberger\u2019s quality art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Opening bid: $25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104-768x1080.jpg 768w, https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104a-702x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104a-702x1024.jpg 702w, https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104a-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104a-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104a-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lot104a.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lot 104 Fabulous cabinet card of an older gentleman in deep concentration as he reads a large book. It is identified on the back as H.B., Dec. 25th, 1884, 100 years old. Judging by the large volumes on the table we would not be surprised if he was a lawyer or a doctor. This was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4442"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5588,"href":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4442\/revisions\/5588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitolgallery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}