Albumen print mounted to a card, circa 1890s, marked to margin "Thuss / Nashville, Tenn", unframed.

17 x 14 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

William Gustav and Andrew Joseph Thuss were active together in Nashville Tennessee from 1889 to 1917, operating a studio on McGavock Block on Cherry. Together they won many awards and photographed many dignitaries. In 1897 they operated a studio at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and took souvenir photographs for fair visitors. They began operating independent studios on 4th and 5th Avenue in 1917.

Wear to corners of card, slight tearing to edges of mounted photograph, scattered spotting, toning.