3/10 from my series of 19th century photos

The most pristine group portrait I have, virtually everyone standing still, so no motion blur from the long exposure.

Two cuts of meat hanging from the doorway and the gents in the back wearing white aprons lead me to conclude these are the employees of a butcher shop. If I had to guess, based on the more urban setting, maybe this is Springfield, MA?

Original post for context: https://mastodon.art/@jeremyosborn/116268053719423828

#Photography #History #glassnegatives

@jeremyosborn Just need to look up the time and location for trotting meetings in the area and you'll nail it.
@bit101 lol, you have no idea how much I’ve pored over the details of these photos. Zoomed into that poster 1600% trying to read that text