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Mrs. Curtis
circa 1860-1869
Cased albumen print of Mrs. Curtis, niece of Mary Oakley. Half figure facing front and slightly left, wearing bonnet with large tied bow and flowers lining both sides of face.
Annah Smith
circa 1860-1869
Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype of Annah Smith, daughter of John J. Smith. She is seated sideways on a chair, facing forward, with her left hand on the chair back and her right hand in her lap. She i...
Julia Williams
circa 1860-1869
Ninth plate ambrotype of Julia Williams. Half length portrait, facing forward with her hands folded, wearing a dress of flocked fabric, white collar, brooch at the neck, and a belt with a bust port...
Susan Hotchkiss Searles
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ambrotype of Susan Hotchkiss Searles, wife of George Searles. She is seated next to a cloth-covered table, facing forward with hands in lap, wearing a belted fan-front plaid dress, drop...
Portrait of Unknown Young Girl
circa 1860-1869
Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype waist-up portrait of a young girl posing with her hands in her lap. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder polka dot dress with short flared sleeves, high belted waist, an...
Portrait of Unknown Young Girl
circa 1860-1869
Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype waist-up portrait of a young girl. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder polka dot dress with short flared sleeves, and a ribbon necklace with pendant. Hand-coloring on c...
