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Woman and Child

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of unidentified woman seated on a cane-back chair, holding a child on her lap. The woman has a plaid shawl wrapped around he...
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Unidentified Woman with Infant

Date: 1848
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a seated woman in a long-sleeve printed dress and shoulder-length side curls, holding a sleeping baby on her lap with her righ...
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Betsy Smith with Daughter Laura and Son George

Date: 1846
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Betsy H. Smith, left, with her daughter, Laura, right,and son, George. The three are the mother, sister and brother of Rosella...
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S.S. Pratt with Wife and Sons Phineas and Marcus

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of S.S. Pratt, his wife, and their two sons, Marcus on the right, and Phineus Warren on the left. Pratt and his wife are seated half ...
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Jane Sweeney Oakley with Infant George Walter Oakley

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Jane Sweeney Oakley with infant George Walter Oakley. Seated half figure facing front, torso to right, wearing dress with whit...
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Frances Adams and Her Daughter

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Frances Adams and her daughter. Frances is holding the child's face to her cheek. The child is wearing a light-colored short s...
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Unidentified Woman with Two Children

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman with two children. Three-quarter length portrait. The woman is seated, with her left arm around the boy, and is wearin...

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