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George Henry Williams

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a portrait of George Henry Williams (deceased child at 18 months), son of Henry C. and Diana T. Williams, and may be the cousi...
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General Daniel Brodhead

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of an oval-shaped pendant with a portrait of General Daniel Brodhead (October 1736-November 1809) of Pennsylvania. General Brodhe...
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James Robertson

Date: 1850
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 ...
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Colonel Robert Weakley

Date: 1850
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...
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William Hall

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of General William Hall of Tennessee.
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Captain Samuel Murphy

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of a painting of Captain Samuel Murphy. Murphy served with Captain Samuel Brady in the Pittsburgh region during the Revolutionary War...
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Caroline Allcott Stone

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of Caroline Allcott Stone. Head and shoulders portrait, facing slightly left but eyes gazing forward. She is wearin...
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Wallace Mygatt

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Description: Painted miniature, possibly on ivory, of Wallace Mygatt. One quarter length portrait, facing forward, wearing a suit and collar turned down over tie. He ha...
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Unidentified Woman and Child

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of an unidentified woman and child. They are facing forward, and the woman is wearing a dark off-the-shoulder dress...
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Unidentified Family

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of a family with a woman on the left, a man standing in the center, and two young children. The backdrop is a pine ...
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Unidentified Native American Man

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of unidentified Native American man. Seated three-quarter length portrait, facing forward. He is wearing a fur and quill head...
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"My Pretty Jane"

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of drawing of a young woman, after British artist James Fisher. Quarter-length portrait. She is facing slightly to the right, with fl...
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"The Flower of Dunblane"

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of drawing of a young woman, after British artist James Fisher. Quarter-length portrait, showing left profile, with flowing shoulder ...

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