'Homeward Bound (New York)'

A carte-de-visite showing a scene mocked up in the photographer's studio. An Irishman who has previously left his homeland for the chance of a fresh start in New York is wistfully contemplating a shipping poster advertising voyages back to Dublin.

Photographed by Michael Burr of Birmingham.

Entered at Stationers' Hall on 28 August 1867. The accompanying form reads: 'Photograph called "Homeward Bound (New York)." Irishman on the quay looking at shipping bill, hand behind his back and bundle (26) on ground.'