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Major John Gibson

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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....
Painting

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 ...
Photograph

Captain James Ward

Date: 1845
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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

William Hall

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of General William Hall of Tennessee.
Photograph

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...
Painting

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...
Photograph

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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