Man Holding a Horse — T. Lewis

A man stands beside an unsaddled horse, holding its lead, with the loose length hanging across his body. He wears a brimmed hat, a long jacket over a light shirt, trousers, and tall boots. The horse stands nearly broadside with its head turned toward the camera, a broad white blaze extending down its face. A picket fence, shrubs, and buildings form the background.

The two arched photographic images are mounted side by side on orange card with rounded corners. The front bears the printed headings “Photographic Rhode Island Scenery” and “Narragansett Pier.” On the reverse, the imprint reads “Photographed and Published by T. Lewis, Cambridgeport, Mass.”

The reverse carries a numbered list of 37 views, followed by a pencilled addition that appears to begin “40 Gov.” and end “Horse”; the intervening wording is not securely legible. The printed list includes “Ex. Gov. Sprague’s Palace,” but that entry is not itself a caption for this photograph and does not establish ownership of the horse.

The mount associates the view with the Narragansett Pier series, though the particular property remains unidentified. Neither the man’s name and role nor the horse’s identity can be established securely from the scans. No date is visible, and the photographic process is not confirmed.