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Unidentified Man
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Sixth-plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of unidentified man who is wearing a suit coat, striped vest, and a cravat. He is sitting in a chair with one hand in his lap and the other arm resting on a cloth-covered table on which is sitting a stack of books. Hand-coloring on lips and gold detail on watch chain.
circa 1850-1859
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Unidentified Man
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of an unidentified man. Waist-up portrait, facing forward, he is wearing a suit, cravat, stand collar, and a watch chain attached to his vest, and is holding his lapel. Ha...
Unidentified Man
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of an unidentified man. Half length portrait facing forward. He wears a suit, stand collar, and cravat.
Unidentified Young Man
circa 1850-1859
Sixteenth plate daguerreotype of an unidentified young man. Head and shoulders portrait facing forward. He is wearing a white shirt, suit coat and cravat.
Unidentified Man
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified man. Waist-up portrait, facing slightly left, wearing suit, cravat, and stand collar. Sideburns extend below his ears.
Unidentified Man
1865
Ninth plate daguerreotype of unidentified man. Bust portrait, facing forward and torso slightly left. He wears a suit and cravat around a stand collar. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
Unidentified Woman
circa 1850-1859
Sixth-plate daguerreotype. Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified woman, facing front. She is sitting in a chair, with one hand in her lap, and the other arm resting on a cloth-covered ta...
