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Clarissa Clark Merwin
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Sixth-plate daguerreotype of Clarissa Clark Merwin, sister of Darwin Clark. Seated half figure facing front, torso facing right. She is wearing a white collar and cuffs, collar pin, and long earrings. Hand-coloring on the cheeks.
circa 1850-1859
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Darwin Clark
circa 1850-1859
Quarter plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of Darwin Clark, dressed in suit coat, waistcoat, and tie. Hand coloring on cheeks.
William Lamont
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of William Lamont, quarter length, facing forward, torso slightly left.
Martha Bottomley
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Martha Bottomley, facing forward with hands folded at her waist. She is wearing a polka-dotted dress with pleated bodice, white collar and cuffs, and untied white bonne...
Unidentified Man
1865
Ninth plate daguerreotype of unidentified man. Bust portrait, facing forward and torso slightly left. He wears a suit and cravat around a stand collar. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
Jane Sweeney Oakley with Infant George Walter Oakley
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Jane Sweeney Oakley with infant George Walter Oakley. Seated half figure facing front, torso to right, wearing dress with white collar and lace-edged scarf tied with br...
Calvin Smith
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Calvin Smith, son of Lyman Smith, and a cousin of Catherine A. Smith Hallock of Middleton, Wisconsin. Half figure, facing front and torso slightly turned to left, weari...
