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

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

Scratched on back of plate: 9. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Teresa Truffi, full-length portrait of a woman, slightly to the left, eyes right, standing, in theatrical costume, holding small bottle]

[Teresa Truffi, full-length portrait of a woman, slightly to the left,...

Opera singer, actress. Scratched on face of plate: 217; Truffi. Scratched on back of plate: 186. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congre... More

[T.C.P. Bradhurst, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, seated in chair]

[T.C.P. Bradhurst, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right,...

Case: scroll design with central oval motif. Accompanying note: 8 - no caption. Taken by Quinby 385 B'way T.C.P. Bradhurst. Stamped on brass mat: Quinby 385 Broadway. Gift; Family of William B. Osgood Field; 19... More

[Ben Campbell, steamship at landing]

[Ben Campbell, steamship at landing]

Photographer unidentified. Case: front, variant of Rinhart 163; back, central spiral within rectangular border. Purchase; 1982; (DLC/PP-1982:095). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Painting of James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Painting of James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Case: scroll motif surrounded by flowers. Hallmark: Rinhart 20b. Date based on hallmark. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.1). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). For... More

[Augusta Currie Bradhurst Field, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, facing front, seated]

[Augusta Currie Bradhurst Field, three-quarter length portrait of a wo...

Case: variant of Rinhart 195. Accompanying note: #5 Taken at 12 of June 1860 (by Anson) Augusta Curry Field. 5. Embossed on inside of case: Anson 589 Broadway N.Y. Stamped on brass mat: Anson 589 Broadway. Gift... More

George Douglas Brewerton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes facing front, with beard, in civilian dress

George Douglas Brewerton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to righ...

U.S. Army officer. Scratched on face of plate: Browerton. Scratched on back of plate: 126. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). P... More

Helen L. Gilson, Civil War nurse and head of the Colored Hospital Service, half length portrait, seated J.C. Moulton, Fitchburg

Helen L. Gilson, Civil War nurse and head of the Colored Hospital Serv...

Photograph shows portrait of Helen Louise Gilson, also known as Helen Louise Gilson Osgood, who cared for wounded and dying soldiers at battles including Yorktown, Antietam, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Chancell... More

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified clergyman, three-quarter length, facing front, holding Bible]

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified clergyman, three-quarter len...

Photographer unidentified. Case: plain leather, push button. On inside of mat: Matthew Bartholomew Brady, Minister from Kentucky. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.4). Forms part of:... More

[Alexander Barrow, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to the left]

[Alexander Barrow, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to the ...

Whig Senator from Louisiana, 1841-1846. Written on back of plate: Barrow, La. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Ma... More

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified man with an engine]

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified man with an engine]

Photographer unidentified. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.1). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Occupational portrait of a blacksmith, three-quarter length, facing front, holding a horseshoe with pliers in one hand, and a hammer in the other]

[Occupational portrait of a blacksmith, three-quarter length, facing f...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Case: back only, quadrafoil design with interlaced geometric border. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.15). Forms part of: Daguerreot... More

[General Post Office from the corner of 8th Street and E Street, NW, Washington, D.C., the shop of Elija Dyer, merchant tailor, on the left]

[General Post Office from the corner of 8th Street and E Street, NW, W...

Purchase; 1972; (DLC/PP-1972:R01.6). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left]

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left...

Democratic Congressman from Maine, 1843-1847; Senator, 1848-1857; Governor of Maine, 1857; Republican Senator from Maine, 1857-1861, 1869-1881; Vice President of U.S., 1861-1865. Scratched on back of plate: 95;... More

[Daniel Sturgeon, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[Daniel Sturgeon, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania, 1840-1851. Scratched on face of plate: 257; Pennsyl. Sen. unknown. Scratched on back of plate: 52; 257 [canceled] Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Fo... More

South West gate leading into Indapendance [i.e., Independence] Square, Philada.

South West gate leading into Indapendance [i.e., Independence] Square,...

Framed. Accompanying labels detached from cover glass: "27" and "11." Label from back of frame: Daguerreotypes are "mirror Reflections" and show the picture in reverse. This is an entrance to Independence Squar... More

[Unidentified woman, possibly Jane Fiske, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face]

[Unidentified woman, possibly Jane Fiske, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Photographer unidentified. Accompanying note: Jane and Lyman Fiske, mother and father of Harrison Grey Fiske. Case: double case, mixed flowers variant. In same case with DAG no. 1069. Transfer; Manuscript Divis... More

John Henry Frederick Sachse, half-length portrait, facing front, seated

John Henry Frederick Sachse, half-length portrait, facing front, seate...

Brass mat stamped: R. Cornelius, Philada. Case: back only, plain leather. Robert Cornelius: Portraits from the dawn of photography / Stapp. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983, p. 96. Purchase; Marian S. Carson... More

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly righ...

Hallmark: Rinhart 31b. Scratched on back of plate: 360. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

Alice H. Watts, age 22 - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Alice H. Watts, age 22 - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Photograph shows portrait of Alice Haskell Watts Lee, wife of Thomas Joseph Lee. Case: Velvet; no design. Gift; Francis Lincoln Lee Family; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:052.654). Forms part of: Daguerreotype Collection ... More

[Unidentified woman, three-quarters length portrait, seated, with arm resting on a table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified woman, three-quarters length portrait, seated, with arm ...

Case: circle surrounded by an oval. Barboza number: 6019.038. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Unidentified girl, half-length portrait, facing front

Unidentified girl, half-length portrait, facing front

Photograph shows unidentified girl in geometric-patterned smock. Case (half): Leather; geometric design. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Purchase; Lynn Maillet; 2017; (DLC/PP-2017:154). Forms part of: Daguerre... More

Unidentified older man, half-length portrait, facing front

Unidentified older man, half-length portrait, facing front

Photograph shows older man with bushy sideburns. Case (half): Leather; floral design. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Purchase; Lynn Maillet; 2017; (DLC/PP-2017:034). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (L... More

[Mabel Hubbard as a young girl, half-length portrait]

[Mabel Hubbard as a young girl, half-length portrait]

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 20a. Case: plain leather, push button. Accompanying note: Mabel G. Hubbard afterwards wife of Alexander Graham Bell. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1975; (DLC/PP-197... More

George Douglas Brewerton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes facing front, with beard, in civilian dress

George Douglas Brewerton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to righ...

U.S. Army officer. Scratched on face of plate: Browerton. Scratched on back of plate: 126. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). P... More

Alice Haskell Watts Lee and her daughter, Constance Goddard Lee

Alice Haskell Watts Lee and her daughter, Constance Goddard Lee

Daguerreotype shows portrait of Alice Haskell Watts Lee at approximately age 15 years old; tintype shows portrait of Constance Goddard Lee at approximately age 12 years old. Wife and daughter of Thomas Joseph L... More

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front, with spectacles]

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front, with spectacles]

Republican Congressman from Massachusetts, 1808-1809; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1811-1845; Acting Chief Justice, 1835-1836, 1844; Professor of Law Harvard University 1829-1845... More

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified man with mallet and chisel]

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified man with mallet and chisel]

Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, ornamental circle design. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.17). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Occupational portrait of John Hunt, half-length, facing front, holding whip]

[Occupational portrait of John Hunt, half-length, facing front, holdin...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 6. Case: plain leather. Accompanying note: E. H.(?) Taylor's father, John Hunt. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.8). Forms part of: Dagu... More

[Unidentified man, about 25 years of age, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in chair, with arms folded]

[Unidentified man, about 25 years of age, three-quarter length portrai...

Alternative identification: Hon. William Mitchell (cat. 5). Scratched on face of plate: 245; Wm. Mitchell. Scratched on back of plate: 261. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of:... More

[Stephen Allen Benson, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Stephen Allen Benson, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to ...

Second president of Liberia. Was part of LOT 8554. Hallmark: [Dou]ble [Pascal lamb]. Stamped on brass mat: A. Washington 136 Main St. Hartford Ct. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Coloniza... More

[Edward J. Roye, three-quarter length portrait, standing, with hand raised]

[Edward J. Roye, three-quarter length portrait, standing, with hand ra...

Liberian Senator, 1856- Photographer unidentified. Written on back of plate: Ed. J. Roye, Senator from Montserrado Co. Was part of LOT 8554. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization S... More

[George Perkins Marsh family. Marsh seated beside a table with tablecloth, on the left, his head turned to the right, wearing spectacles, his wife seated on the right, her hand on his, her head slightly to the left, both holding papers; Caroline's sister, Lucy Crane, standing behind and between them, her hands on her brother-in-law's shoulder, her head three-quarters to the right]

[George Perkins Marsh family. Marsh seated beside a table with tablecl...

George Perkins Marsh was a Whig Congressman from Vermont, 1843-1849, U.S. Minister to Turkey and Italy. Caroline Crane Marsh: Marsh's second wife, writer. Lucy Crane: sister of Caroline Crane Marsh. Scratched o... More

[Cardinal John McCloskey, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Cardinal John McCloskey, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters ...

Cardinal. Alternative identification: Bishop McCloskey (cat. 5). Scratched on face of plate: 135; McCloskey. Scratched on back of plate: 204. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of... More

[Unidentified man, three-quarters length portrait, standing in front of painted backdrop]

[Unidentified man, three-quarters length portrait, standing in front o...

Case: ornamental circle theme. Same sitter as in DAG no. 1380. Barboza number: 6019.020. Stamped on brass mat: Ball & Thomas, 120 W 4th St. Cin. O. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part... More

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