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Henry Blackwell, head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, facing front

Henry Blackwell, head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, facing front

Photographer unidentified. Case: scroll and medallion motif. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Transfer; Manuscript... More

[William Pinkney Rodgers, half-length portrait, seated, holding white hat]

[William Pinkney Rodgers, half-length portrait, seated, holding white ...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: 40 [asterisk]. Label on back of case: William Pinkney Rodgers, 1821-1893. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms part of: Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-19... More

[Members of the Cresson and Prichett families, with three seated women in front and two men and a boy in the back, standing in front of a framed picture or mirror]

[Members of the Cresson and Prichett families, with three seated women...

Embossed on velvet lining inside case: W. & F. Langenheim Philadelphia Exchange. Written on seal: Restored by A.R. Phillips, Jr., May 1943. Case: flowers and butterflies. Probably a copy daguerreotype (a latera... More

[Unidentified man, about 45 years of age, half-length portrait, facing left, with sideburns]

[Unidentified man, about 45 years of age, half-length portrait, facing...

Scratched on back of plate: 8. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Henry L. Abbot, half-length portrait, facing left]

[Henry L. Abbot, half-length portrait, facing left]

Case: variant of Rinhart 131. Label in case: Henry L. Abbot at Boston Pub. Latin Sch. No electronic surrogate available. Transfer; Manuscript Division (Henry L. Abbot family papers); 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:044). Fo... More

[Benjamin Perley Poore, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

[Benjamin Perley Poore, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly r...

Photographer unidentified. Case: variant of Rinhart 124. Accompanying note: Ben Perley Poore. Purchase; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:089). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[George Lippard, head and shoulders portrait, facing left]

[George Lippard, head and shoulders portrait, facing left]

In plain leather case. Label adhered to case: "31." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.11). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collect... More

[John McAllister, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front with arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[John McAllister, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front ...

Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)

[Mabel Hubbard, half-length portrait of a girl, facing front, seated]

[Mabel Hubbard, half-length portrait of a girl, facing front, seated]

Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, plain leather. Accompanying note: Mabel G. Hubbard. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1975; (DLC/PP-1975:199). Forms part of: Gilbert H. Grosvenor collection of Photogra... More

[Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front]

[Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln. Three-quarter length port...

Attribution to Nicolas H. Shepherd based on similarity to daguerreotype of Lincoln received as a pair with this portrait. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: variant of Rinhart 219. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Wash... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Case: back only - zigzag design. Barboza number: 6019.027. Stamped on brass mat: J. P. Ball, Cincinnati. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified woman, about 25 years of age, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, wearing white lace shawl]

[Unidentified woman, about 25 years of age, half-length portrait, thre...

Scratched on face of plate: 174. Scratched on back of plate: 116 [canceled]; 125. Corners trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Con... More

[Unidentified woman, about 25 years of age, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, the head nearly in profile]

[Unidentified woman, about 25 years of age, half-length portrait, thre...

Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

Unidentified young man, half-length portrait, facing front

Unidentified young man, half-length portrait, facing front

Photograph shows young man wearing jacket and tie with dark ribbon(?) hanging loosely. Case: Leather, geometric design. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Purchase; Lynn Maillet; 2017; (DLC/PP-2017:034). Forms pa... More

[Amos Kendall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[Amos Kendall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Postmaster General of the United States. Scratched on face of plate: 242; Amos Kendall. Scratched on back of plate: 71 (repeated several times); Kendall, Hon. Amos, Postmaster Genl. Transfer; U.S. War College; ... More

[Unidentified woman, probably a member of the Urias McGill family, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, holding daguerreotype case]

[Unidentified woman, probably a member of the Urias McGill family, thr...

Case: double case, red velvet with brass leaves at the corners; also houses DAG no. 1028. Was part of LOT 8554. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Li... More

[Unidentified group of six women and a boy and girl, three women and the boy are seated in chairs]

[Unidentified group of six women and a boy and girl, three women and t...

Scratched on back of plate: 302. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to the right]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to the ...

Alternative identification: Alexander Hamilton Stephens; A.H. Stephenson (cat. 5). Scratched on face of plate: 274; A.H. Stephens. Scratched on back of plate: 118; A.H. Stevenson, Va. Transfer; U.S. War College... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Scratched on back of plate: 312. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Charles Edwin West, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Charles Edwin West, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

President of Rutger's College. Scratched on face of plate: 4; West. Scratched on back of plate: 168; West, Rutgers Ins. NY. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype co... More

[Unidentified portrait], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

[Unidentified portrait], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

Photographer unidentified. No image visible. Scratched on back of plate: 242. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing front]

Case: front - floral design; back - central circle motif surrounded by scrolls. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Barboza number: 6019.073. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Dague... More

Emlen Cresson & son Willie Prichett Cresson

Emlen Cresson & son Willie Prichett Cresson

Possibly by Samuel Broadbent, based on painted backdrop. Case: flowers in central medallion surrounded by scroll design. Inscribed on case: Mascher's Improved Stereoscope, Philada., Patent March 8, 1853. Paper ... More

[Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front]

[Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln. Three-quarter length port...

Attribution to Nicolas H. Shepherd based on similarity to daguerreotype of Lincoln received as a pair with this portrait. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: variant of Rinhart 219. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Wash... More

[Cornelius Vanderbilt, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, with side whiskers]

[Cornelius Vanderbilt, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, ...

Financier. Scratched on face of plate: 159. Scratched on back of plate: 58; Cornelius Vanderbilt. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congr... More

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

Artist. Alternative identifications: Washington Irving; Henry Peter Grey. Scratched on back of plate: 41; H.P. Gray. Hallmark: AB. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreo... More

[Group portrait of an unidentified boy and girl, three-quarter length, seated on upholstered bench, facing front, holding books]

[Group portrait of an unidentified boy and girl, three-quarter length,...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: metal case with leather insert, variant of Rinhart 90, Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

Photographer unidentified. Case: front made by LC conservation office; back variant of Rinhart 131. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Lucy Stone, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front

Lucy Stone, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front

Photographer unidentified. Case: floral motif. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Transfer; Manuscript Division; 20... More

[Copy of a painting of an unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Copy of a painting of an unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portr...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 13a. Case: front, variant of Rinhart 140; plain back. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, about 35 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 35 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Vignetted at bottom. Scratched on back of plate: 23. Corners rounded. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Bra... More

[Freeman Hunt, half-length portrait, slightly to the left]

[Freeman Hunt, half-length portrait, slightly to the left]

Journalist, author, publisher. Manuscript label on cover glass: Mr. Hunt. Scratched on back of plate: 399. Edges trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype coll... More

[Portrait of an unidentified woman with two parts in her hair] / C. Fischer.

[Portrait of an unidentified woman with two parts in her hair] / C. Fi...

Case: scroll design. "C. Fischer, 1845" engraved on the daguerreotype plate. "C. Fischer" may be a pseudonym for a German person of nobility. Purchase; 2007; (DLC/PP-2007:103.3). Forms part of: Daguerreotype c... More

House N.W. corner of Chestnut and Strawberry Alley

House N.W. corner of Chestnut and Strawberry Alley

Case: Burns's Monument. Label attached to case: By W.Y. McAllister about 1845. Label attached to case: N.W. Chestnut & Strawberry. Title etched on plate. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:126). For... More

[Unidentified cadet in Virginia Military Institute uniform]

[Unidentified cadet in Virginia Military Institute uniform]

Case: Rinhart, no. 138 (reverse image). Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: Bill Turner, La... More

[Unidentified man, possibly Hosea Curtice, seated in chair, facing front]

[Unidentified man, possibly Hosea Curtice, seated in chair, facing fro...

No electronic surrogate available. Case: back only Rinhart 144. Stamped on brass mat: Senter, Auburn. Paper note with daguerreotype: "Hosea Curtice." Transfer, Mauscript Division (Cooper Curtice Papers); 2001; ... More

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, wearing white lace cap, with hands together]

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left,...

Alternative identification: Mary Woodburn Greeley. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Same sitter as DAG no. 393. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Con... More

[Robert Cornelius, self-portrait; believed to be the earliest extant American portrait photo]

[Robert Cornelius, self-portrait; believed to be the earliest extant A...

Daguerre announced his invention of a photographic method to the French Academy of Sciences in August 1839. That October, a young Philadelphian, Robert Cornelius, working out of doors to take advantage of the l... More

[Unidentified man with moustache, half-length portrait, full face]

[Unidentified man with moustache, half-length portrait, full face]

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Li... More

[Unidentified man, possibly Lyman Fiske, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face]

[Unidentified man, possibly Lyman Fiske, head-and-shoulders portrait, ...

Photographer unidentified. Case: double case, variant of Rinhart 139. Scratched on back of plate: L.F. Accompanying note: Lyman Fiske, father, Harrison Grey Fiske. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1962; (DLC/PP-1... More

[Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, California]

[Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, California]

Case: delicate roses, variant. Attribution to McIntyre and year photographed from Mike Robinson, Daguerreian Annual, 2013. Signs in image include: California Restaurant, Book and Job Printing, Louisiana, Socied... More

[Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left]

[Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left...

Whig Senator from Connecticut, 1847-1851; Governor of Connecticut, 1844-1846. Scratched on back of plate: 5; Sen. Baldwin, Con. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotyp... More

[Foremen, Phoenix Fire Company and Mechanic Fire Company, Charleston, South Carolina]

[Foremen, Phoenix Fire Company and Mechanic Fire Company, Charleston, ...

Back of case: mixed flowers surrounded by scrolls. Labels on case: "55," "53". Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.16). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part o... More

[Cornelius Mathews, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing spectacles]

[Cornelius Mathews, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing specta...

Writer. Scratched on back of plate: 164 [canceled]; 174. Written in pencil on back of plate: 359; Cornelius (?). Corners trimmed. Identification from an engraving by Roberts in Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of America... More

[Cassius Marcellus Clay, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Cassius Marcellus Clay, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the r...

U.S. Minister to Russia. Scratched on back of plate: Cassius M. Clay. Column in background indicates could possibly be by Southworth and Hawes. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part ... More

[Occupational portrait of a cooper, three-quarter length, with barrel and tools]

[Occupational portrait of a cooper, three-quarter length, with barrel ...

Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, variant of Rinhart 114. Possibly a copy daguerreotype. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.19). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Lib... More

[No. 46 to No. 52, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[No. 46 to No. 52, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Signs on buildings include: Walking Canes, McAllister, McAllister & Son, W.G. Mason Engraver, A.J. McDuffee. In frame with gold leaf around window opening. Paper label on back of frame: View of houses No. 46 to... More

[Unidentified woman, about 20 years of age, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated in chair beside small table with tablecloth, wearing bonnet and black lace gloves; hands in lap, one elbow on table on which there is a folded fan]

[Unidentified woman, about 20 years of age, three-quarter length portr...

Scratched on face of plate: 167. Scratched on back of plate: 48. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Ten unidentified young people, four men and one woman are standing, seated in front are two men and three women, all facing nearly front]

[Ten unidentified young people, four men and one woman are standing, s...

Scratched on back of plate: 253. Corners rounded. The woman in the lower right corner is possibly the same woman who is depicted in DAG no. 042A (Source: Owen Blevins 4/2017). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; ... More

[Unidentified man, about 60 years of age, in Masonic regalia, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated at table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified man, about 60 years of age, in Masonic regalia, three-qu...

Written on back of plate: 501(X). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, facing front, hands folded in lap]

[Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, fa...

Doctor and president of Fairfield County Medical Association, Greenfield, Connecticut. Identification from reproduction of photograph in New England Medical Monthly, May 1892, opposite page 374. Scratched on fa... More

[Gertrude M. Hubbard and baby daughter Mabel]

[Gertrude M. Hubbard and baby daughter Mabel]

Woman holding baby girl. Photographer unidentified. Case: plain leather, push button. Accompanying note: Gertrude M. Hubbard, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1975; (DLC/PP-1975:199). Form... More

[A.A. Harwood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, in naval uniform]

[A.A. Harwood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left...

Captain, U.S. Navy. Hallmark: Rinhart 4b. Scratched on back of plate: 400. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathe... More

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated before a painted backdrop with column]

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seat...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [asterisk]. Case: back only, Rinhart 163. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, possibly John Bannister Gibson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, possibly John Bannister Gibson, head-and-shoulders ...

Case: front - Berg 44-55G; back - bouquet of mixed flowers. Label on case: 37. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.13). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part o... More

[Unidentified man with cat, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated]

[Unidentified man with cat, three-quarter length portrait, full face, ...

Photographer unidentified. Case: front, Rinhart 66; back, urn with leaves. Purchase; 1967; (DLC/PP-1967:040). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the ... More

[Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front]

[Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front]

Photographer unidentified. Case: bouquet of flowers. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Transfer; LC Manuscript Divi... More

[Unidentified man, about 70 years of age, half-length portrait, slightly to the right, eyes front]

[Unidentified man, about 70 years of age, half-length portrait, slight...

Scratched on back of plate: 176. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Emlen Cresson, his mother Sarah Emlen Cresson, his wife Priscilla Prichett Cresson, and his mother-in-law Mrs. Edith Hatten Prichett in a group family portrait]

[Emlen Cresson, his mother Sarah Emlen Cresson, his wife Priscilla Pri...

Case: bowl of flowers variant. Purchase; 2005; (DLC/PP-2005:020). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Walter Restored Jones, half-length portrait, nearly in profile to left]

[Walter Restored Jones, half-length portrait, nearly in profile to lef...

Founder of Atlantic Mutual Marine Insurance Co., of New York City. Alternative identifications: Walter Reston Jones, d. 1855; Walter Jones of Washington; Walter James. Scratched on back of plate: 31; [illegible... More

[Ann Minerva "Nannie" Rodgers Macomb, three-quarter length portrait, facing right, seated in chair with arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[Ann Minerva "Nannie" Rodgers Macomb, three-quarter length portrait, f...

Photographer unidentified. Case: mixed flowers printed in gold on plain leather case. Accompanying label: Mrs. John N. Macomb (Ann Rodgers) 1826-1916. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms... More

[Portrait of George Burtis Lee sitting on a chair]

[Portrait of George Burtis Lee sitting on a chair]

Housed in a plain brown frame. Purchase; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:080). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Harrison Grey Fiske, full-length portrait of six month old baby boy, seated on chair, propped next to table with tablecloth]

[Harrison Grey Fiske, full-length portrait of six month old baby boy, ...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [cross bird cross]. Case: central ribbon with bands. Accompanying note: Harrison Gray Fiske at 6 months. Illegible name on cushion in the case: ... Artist, New York City. Wa... More

[Augusta Currie Bradhurst Field, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front]

[Augusta Currie Bradhurst Field, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woma...

Photographer unidentified. Case: red velvet, push button. Accompanying note: Augusta C. Field. June 1862 16 years carried by H.H.F. Gift; Family of William B. Osgood Field; 1997; (DLC/PP-1999:155). Forms part o... More

[Sam Houston, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, clean shaven]

[Sam Houston, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civ...

President of Texas, 1836-1838, 1841-1844; Democratic Senator from Texas, 1846-1859. Scratched on back of plate: 233; Sam Houston, Texas. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Identification from lithograph by Konrad in Huber, ... More

[Unidentified man with beard, half-length portrait, full face]

[Unidentified man with beard, half-length portrait, full face]

Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). The American Colonization Soc... More

[Unidentified children, possibly Linus and Mary Alice "Pett" Barbour]

[Unidentified children, possibly Linus and Mary Alice "Pett" Barbour]

No case, only velvet pad remains. No electronic surrogate available. Transfer; Manuscript Division (Lucian Barbour Papers); 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:087). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress)... More

[Group portrait of two unidentified girls, three-quarter length, seated, facing front]

[Group portrait of two unidentified girls, three-quarter length, seate...

Possibly Frances Benjamin Johnston's mother, right, and aunt, left. Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, plain leather with a central metal lozenge. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston. Forms part of: France... More

[Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, full-length portrait, standing slightly to the left, one hand resting on the back of a chair; studio background showing prominently]

[Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, full-length portrait, standing slightly...

Whig Congressman from Virginia, 1841-1843; Secretary of the Interior, 1850-1853. Scratched on face of plate: 185; Stuart. Scratched on back of plate: 279. Slightly trimmed. Identification from engraving by A.H.... More

[Unidentified man], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

[Unidentified man], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

Image has deteriorated beyond recognition. Scratched on back of plate: 172. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Math... More

[James Curtis Booth, half-length portrait, seated with arm resting on table]

[James Curtis Booth, half-length portrait, seated with arm resting on ...

Possibly by John Jabez Edwin Mayall. Case: floral scroll theme. Pencilled inscription inside the case under the image: Prof. Jas. C. Booth, taken by Mayall. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087.23... More

[Unidentified woman, half length portrait, seated with left arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified woman, half length portrait, seated with left arm restin...

Case: Rinhart 141. Barboza number: 6019.032. Stamped on brass mat: J. P. Ball, Cincinnati. Date based upon address of photographer. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreoty... More

[Unidentified woman, about 65 years of age, three-quarter length portrait, nearly profile to the left, seated in chair by table, hands in lap, wearing cap and light gloves]

[Unidentified woman, about 65 years of age, three-quarter length portr...

Scratched on back of plate: 215. One corner trimmed. Hallmark: Rinhart 2. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew... More

[Emlen Cresson, bust, facing slightly left]

[Emlen Cresson, bust, facing slightly left]

Plain leather grain frame. Hand-colored rainbow background. Paper label adhered to cover glass: "Emlen Cresson 1853." Labels on frame: "18," "20." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.4). Forms pa... More

[Augusta Currie Bradhurst Field, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front]

[Augusta Currie Bradhurst Field, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woma...

Case: scroll design with central oval motif. Accompanying note: 9 118 East 25th St. 1854 - 8 yrs. old Gussie Bradhurst ? Field. Augusta C. Bradhurst #9. Stamped on brass mat: Quinby 385 Broadway. Gift; Family o... More

[Robert Cornelius, self-portrait; believed to be the earliest extant American portrait photo]

[Robert Cornelius, self-portrait; believed to be the earliest extant A...

Daguerre announced his invention of a photographic method to the French Academy of Sciences in August 1839. That October, a young Philadelphian, Robert Cornelius, working out of doors to take advantage of the l... More

[William Hickling Prescott, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[William Hickling Prescott, half-length portrait, three-quarters to th...

Historian, author. Scratched on back of plate: 432. Hallmark: Rinhart 4b. Identification from a lithograph by Francois d'Avignon, plate 8 in Charles Edwards Lester's Gallery of illustrious Americans, 1850, publ... More

[David Dudley Field, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

[David Dudley Field, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

Lawyer. Identification from reproduction of photograph of Field as an older man in The Green Bag, February, 1891. Scratched on face of plate: 241; D. Dudley Field. Scratched on back of plate: 84; David Dudley ... More

[Amos Kendall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[Amos Kendall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Postmaster General of the United States. Scratched on face of plate: 242; Amos Kendall. Scratched on back of plate: 71 (repeated several times); Kendall, Hon. Amos, Postmaster Genl. Transfer; U.S. War College; ... More

[Dolley Madison, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, facing front, seated]

[Dolley Madison, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, facing fron...

Same image as DAG no. 064. Hallmark: [caduceus] Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Forms part of: Brady-Handy collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of C... More

[Urias A. McGill, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Urias A. McGill, half-length portrait, facing front]

Was part of LOT 8554. Case: double case, red velvet with brass leaves at corners; also houses DAG no. 1029. Stamped on brass mat: A. Washington 136 Main St. Hartford Ct. Accompanying hand-written note: Urias Mc... More

[Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

[Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker, half-length portrait, facing slightly...

Texas Ranger. Scratched on face of plate: 94; Capt. Walker. In pencil on back of plate: 199. Identification from mezzotint by A.B. Walter from a daguerreotype by M.P. Simons. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Transfer; U.S... More

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

Artist. Alternative identifications: Washington Irving; Henry Peter Grey. Scratched on back of plate: 41; H.P. Gray. Hallmark: AB. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreo... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Photographer unidentified. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:003). Forms part of: Papers of Horace and Anne Montgomerie Traubel, 1824-1979 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype col... More

[Henry and William Pinkney Rodgers, three-quarter length portrait, seated, holding hats]

[Henry and William Pinkney Rodgers, three-quarter length portrait, sea...

Photographer unidentified. Case: front, variant of Rinhart 123; back, variant of Rinhart 125. Label on front of case: William Pinkney Rodgers, 1821-1893, Henry Rodgers, 1823-1854. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1... More

[William Pinkney Rodgers, half-length portrait, seated, with yellow scarf, holding hat]

[William Pinkney Rodgers, half-length portrait, seated, with yellow sc...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: variant of Rinhart 125. Label on back of case: William Pinkney Rodgers, 1821-1893. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms part of: Rod... More

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Same sitter as DAG no. 116. Hallmark: Rinhart 31. Scratched on back of plate: 304. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced ... More

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, slightly to left, head three-quarters to right, arm over back of chair, hands clasped in front, with heavy side whiskers]

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, slight...

Scratched on back of plate: 133. Corners trimmed. Resembles portrait of Horace Kneeland, New York sculptor, in The Atlas, Dec. 15, 1844. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Dag... More

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, eyes right]

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, ey...

Copy of DAG no. 304. Scratched on face of plate: 180. Scratched on back of plate: 11 [canceled]; 116. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of C... More

[Emma Gillingham Bostwick, half-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to left, facing three-quarters to right]

[Emma Gillingham Bostwick, half-length portrait of a woman, three-quar...

Concert singer. Scratched on face of plate: 237; E.G. Bostwick. Scratched on back of plate: 83. Identification from lithograph in Odell's Annals of the New York stage, v. 6, pl. 78. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Transf... More

[William Sidney Mount, full length portrait, facing left, wearing top hat and holding a coat]

[William Sidney Mount, full length portrait, facing left, wearing top ...

Case: oval surrounded by flowers and scrolls. Embossed in velvet: Brady's Gallery 205 & 359 Broadway, New York. Alternately identified as: Alfred Jones, engraver. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:... More

[Charlotte Cushman, half-length vignetted portrait, facing right]

[Charlotte Cushman, half-length vignetted portrait, facing right]

Photograph shows the American stage actor Charlotte Saunders Cushman, who was known as one of the greatest actresses of her day. Case: plain leather case with push button and dark red velvet pad with an urn emb... More

Unidentified woman, seated half-length portrait, facing front

Unidentified woman, seated half-length portrait, facing front

Photograph shows woman wearing light blouse and dark jacket with brooch at collar. Case: Rinhart, no. 96. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Purchase; Lynn Maillet; 2017; (DLC/PP-2017:034). Forms part of: Daguerr... More

[Hugh Brady, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing three-quarters left, in military uniform]

[Hugh Brady, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing three-quarters left, ...

U.S. Army General. Scratched on back of plate: 241. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Peter Paul Duggan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, head in profile]

[Peter Paul Duggan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, hea...

Artist. Scratched on back of plate: 92; Paul Duggan. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, three-quarter length portrait, seated in armchair, three-quarters to the left, in clerical robe]

[Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, three-quarter length portrait, seated in ar...

Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England. Scratched on back of plate: 170. Identical to DAG no. 183. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library o... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, the head in profile, with side whiskers]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the ...

Alternative identification: Cyrus Field. Scratched on back of plate: 165. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress... More

[Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

President of the United States. Copy daguerreotype. Scratched on face of plate: 151; Andrew Jackson. Scratched on back of plate: 43. Reproduced as frontispiece in the Democratic Review for September 1845 and la... More

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

Artist. Alternative identifications: Washington Irving; Henry Peter Grey. Scratched on back of plate: 41; H.P. Gray. Hallmark: AB. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreo... More

[Unidentified woman, about 20 years of age, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated, hands in lap]

[Unidentified woman, about 20 years of age, three-quarter length portr...

Scratched on back of plate: 42. Possibly the same woman who is depicted in the lower right corner of DAG no. 253 (Source: Owen Blevins 4/2017). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part ... More

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