Returning to the Fold was one of Zerbe’s best known early pictorial photographs. Originally taken in 1904, technical information on it was printed in the January issue of the Photo-Era:

“Mr. Zerbe’s “Returning to the Fold” was taken with a Goerz lens of 8 inches focus at f. 16, with 1-25 second exposure in good light at 5 P.M. The Cramer Isochromatic plate was developed with pyro and printed in carbon.” 1.

1. Photo-Era, The American Journal of Photography: Vol. XXIV, January, 1910: p. 6  (the photo won Zerbe 7th place in Class B for the journal’s Third Annual Photographic Contest- in which he placed 4rth overall, entering 17 pictures)

On print support recto: pencil signed lower right corner in margin: W H Zerbe

On print verso:
pre-printed, Zerbe letterpress, tack-glued label: 9.5 x 12.2 cm:

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM

WILLIAM H. ZERBE,

345 SPRUCE ST.,        RICHMOND HILL, L. I

title: typewriter-written:  Returning to the fold