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- green-tinted spectacles worn by Olds were designed to protect the eyes from the intensity of Argand lamps
- Notice what he is wearing
- Lamps burned whale oil, expensive, replaced by kerosene
- subctracted to put up telegraph lines and became fascinated with the technology. founded the Western Union Telegraph Company in 1854
- 26 when he painted the portrait. 43 when he founded Western Union. Lived to be 79.
- Nathaniel Olds, Wade’s landlord commissioned Wade to paint 2 portraits of himself and paid him $18.00
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