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Unidentified Man
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Quarter plate daguerreotype of unidentified man, a friend of Charles S. Benton of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Half length seated figure facing forward with right hand resting on chair back, wearing suit, tie, and stand collar. Hair appears to be in men's top knot style.
circa 1850-1859
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