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Description
Charles "Carl" Akers (1835-1906) was born in Saccarappa, studied art in Rome and was a noted sculptor and crayon portraitist. His brother Benjamin Paul Akers also was a well-known sculptor.
Carl Akers left Portland after the fire of 1866, then went to Boston and eventually to New York and Connecticut.
About This Item
- Title: Charles (Carl) Akers, ca. 1880
- Creator: L. & W. C. King, Portland
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- Location: Saccarappa, Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 14 cm x 10 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--People--A
- Object Type: Image
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