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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Cased image collection, circa 1839-circa 1899
| Date: | 09 1855 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of Samuel Donalson, 1767-1860, around the age of 90, sitting and holding a cane. Mr. Donalson was an early set... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype, Quarter-length portrait of Josiah Ficklin. Hand coloring on cheeks. Ficklin was from Lexington, Kentucky, and one of the defende... |
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| Description: | Ninth plate tintype/ferrotype. Quarter-length portrait of Rebecca Boone Grant Lamond. She is wearing a dark-colored dress, and a cap that ties under her ch... |
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| Description: | Encased miniature quarter-length portrait painted on ivory of William Kidd, from Ballston Spring, New York. |
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| Description: | Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of Major John Gibson sitting in front of a painted backdrop, with his hands folded on his lap.... |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of W.Y. Martin of Tennessee. |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of James Robertson. Robertson was a contemporary of Daniel Boone and was active in the exploration of the State of ... |
| Date: | 1845 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Captain James Ward. Ward was from Mason County, Kentucky, and a compatriot o... |
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| Description: | Half plate daguerreotype of an unidentified man and woman. The man is seated and the woman is standing and has her hand resting on the man's shoulder. The ... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of Colonel Robert Patterson (1753-1827). Patterson was a pioneer settler to both Kentucky and Ohio. He served in ... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of Colonel Robert Weakley. Col. Weakley served as a Representative from Tennessee; born in Halifax County, Va., Jul... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype. Quarter-length portrait of Isaiah Boone. Mr. Boone is holding a cane in his hand. Boone was from Indiana. |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of Judge Christopher S. Wood. Wood fought with General Simon Kenton. Hand coloring on cheeks. |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General Josiah Harmar. General Harmar fought for the United States against Native Americans in the 1780's and ... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate daguerreotype of General Benjamin Whiteman. Quarter-length portrait of Ben Whiteman wearing a suit and necktie. Whiteman fought with General ... |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of Elsey Ormsbee Bristol. Elsey was born May 27, 1783; married August 1, 1804 at Warwick, Massachusetts to Cha... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of General William Hall of Tennessee. |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General William Irvine. The portrait shows General Irvine in his military uniform. General Irvine served as a ... |
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| Description: | Half plate ambrotype of Franz Massing with his wife, and daughter Frances. Massing was the founder of the Madison Mannerchor in 1870. The family is seated.... |
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| Description: | Ninth plate ambrotype. Quarter-length portrait of Alvin Rust, son of Theodore Rust. He is wearing a suit with a gingham bow tie. |
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