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[Phoebe Cary, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the right]

[Phoebe Cary, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarters t...

Poet. Alternative identification: Carpenter (cat. 5). Identification from engraving in LC P&P Biographical File. Scratched on face of plate: 238; Miss Cary. Scratched on back of plate: 287. Transfer; U.S. War C... More

[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword]

[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military unifo...

Military officer. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified man, about 35 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, head three-quarters to the right, wearing striped waistcoat]

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

Alternative identification: Dr. John Warren Hinckley. Scratched on back of plate: 192. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produ... More

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

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

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

[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet]

[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, th...

French opera singer. Identification from woodcut in Ballou's Pictorial, June 25, 1859, page 401. Alternative identifications: Madame Sabonde (cat. 5); Villaume. Scratched on face of plate: 213; Mad. Laborde. Sc... More

[Unidentified woman, about 40 years of age, three-quarter length portrait, body to right, facing front, seated in upholstered chair, hands in lap]

[Unidentified woman, about 40 years of age, three-quarter length portr...

Scratched on face of plate: 141. Scratched on back of plate: 98; 190. Corners trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produ... More

[James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

U.S. President. Possibly a copy daguerreotype. 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, about 45 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the right]

[Unidentified man, about 45 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Scratched on back of plate: 354. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

Panoramic view of Niagara Falls, taken from the Clifton House, Canada side / [on] stone by A. Vaudricourt, from a daguerreotype by W.& F. Langenheim ; printed by F. Michelin.

Panoramic view of Niagara Falls, taken from the Clifton House, Canada ...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Samuel Washington Woodhouse, head and shoulders portrait, facing right, holding a stuffed bird specimen]

[Samuel Washington Woodhouse, head and shoulders portrait, facing righ...

Case: tendrils and floral motif. Label on case: "50"; label on cover glass: "47". Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.15). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms par... More

Levi Woodbury / Rowse ; from a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes ; J.H. Bufford's Lith., Boston.

Levi Woodbury / Rowse ; from a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes ; J...

Print shows Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing right. Inscribed in ink at bottom right: Briggs Coll. 41499. Sheet cropped and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.

[Charles Hazen Peaslee, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, eyes front]

[Charles Hazen Peaslee, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the le...

Democratic Congressman from New Hampshire, 1847-1853. Alternative identification: William King Sebastian, 1814-1865. Scratched on face of plate: 213; Sebastian, Sen. [illegible] Scratched on back of plate: 162.... More

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

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

Photographer unidentified. Alternately identified as Nathaniel Green based on similarity to DAG no. 1059. Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Case: double case, Rinhart 185. Note on inside of case behind image of man: Mrs. M... More

[P. J. Espenscheid store, Nevada City, California]

[P. J. Espenscheid store, Nevada City, California]

Daguerreotype shows: P. J. Espenscheid's shoe store with an array of men in jackets with white shirts and ties, probably local merchants, standing in front of the store, a pile of litter beside the store, legib... More

[Two unidentified girls, full-length portraits, seated on chairs next to table with tablecloth]

[Two unidentified girls, full-length portraits, seated on chairs next ...

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8775. Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Case: variant of Rinhart 112. Accompanying note: Myron Shew, dealer in daguerreotype materials, No. 116 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Tran... More

[William Y. McAllister with wife seated in decorative chair]

[William Y. McAllister with wife seated in decorative chair]

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)

[Large group of school children, with their teacher, standing in a town street]

[Large group of school children, with their teacher, standing in a tow...

Purchase; Dennis A. Waters; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:149). Forms part of: Daguerrreotype collection (Library of Congress). Vender : Dennis A. Waters.

Crystal Palace, London. England in 19th century.

Crystal Palace, London. England in 19th century.

Written on back: Crystal Palace, London $2.00. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Lib... More

[Portrait of the Prime family] - Public domain portrait

[Portrait of the Prime family] - Public domain portrait

Case: plain leather. Label adhered to velvet inside case: "Julia Germain Prime, Wendell Prime, picture of Eddie Prime (died as a child), S. Irenaeius Prime, Eloisa Lemet Prime, Samuel Thornton Keymes [i.e., Kem... More

[Edwin McMasters Stanton, seated, with his son Edwin Lamson Stanton, standing in profile]

[Edwin McMasters Stanton, seated, with his son Edwin Lamson Stanton, s...

Photograph shows American lawyer and politician Edwin Stanton formally posed with his son a few years before Stanton became U.S. Attorney General for President Buchanan (1860-61) and then Secretary of War for P... More

[Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence, half-length portrait, facing right]

[Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence, half-length portrait, facing right]

Scratched on back of plate: C... Ex mayor, 1852. Identification provided by Owen Blevins (12/2012) based on portrait in: Wall Street in History, by Martha J. Lamb, p. 69. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC... More

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stevenson, three-quarters length, seated

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stevenson, three-quarters length, seated

No electronic surrogate available. Written on back: Mr. & Mrs. John M. Stevenson, Oct. 11, 1854. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress... More

[Unidentified man, three-quarters length, seated, with arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified man, three-quarters length, seated, with arm resting on ...

Written on back: April 24, 1854. 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)

Caroline Goddard, afterwards Mrs. T.S. Pycott

Caroline Goddard, afterwards Mrs. T.S. Pycott

Photograph shows portrait of Caroline Goddard Watts Pycott, daughter of Francis O. Watts, wife of Thomas S. Pycott. Case: Leather; no design. Photograph has significant damage. Gift; Francis Lincoln Lee Family... More

[George Leverett Stowell as a boy, three-quarter length portrait, standing, full face, with hand on table with tablecloth]

[George Leverett Stowell as a boy, three-quarter length portrait, stan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Samuel Houston / engd. by W.J. Edwards, from a daguerreotype.

Samuel Houston / engd. by W.J. Edwards, from a daguerreotype.

Print shows Sam Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval with scroll work border above a cartouche showing a view of the "City of Houston in Texas." (DLC/PP-1998:151) Forms part of: Marian S... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform of the 119th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, wearing the belt buckle of the Philadelphia Reserve Brigade]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform of the 119th Pennsylvania Volun...

Photo shows belt buckle with "RB" below state seal. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlotte Maria Bump Kelley - Public domain portrait

Charlotte Maria Bump Kelley - Public domain portrait

Photograph shows half-length portrait of Charlotte Kelley. Case: Rinhart, no. 148. Identification of sitter from family members and Linda M. Welch, historian and genealogist. Transfer; LC Manuscript Divison; 2... More

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman

Title devised. Lantern slide reproduction by Arnold Genthe of a daguerreotype by an unknown photographer. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing white cap and holding daguerreotype case]

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearin...

Case: front - Berg 4-51; back - similar to Rinhart 163. Labels on case: "38," "17," "66". Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.14). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). F... More

[Unidentified woman, about 30 years of age, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated at a table]

[Unidentified woman, about 30 years of age, full-length portrait, thre...

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

[Samuel F. B. Morse, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Samuel F. B. Morse, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Case: scroll motif. Plate mark: Six pointed star with the word "DOUBLE" under which appears "J," an animal figure and the letter "W" in a lozenge. Copy daguerreotype. Written in ink on back of plate: S.F.B. Mor... More

Cm. Clay / by Hoffy, from a daguerreotype by Plumbe ; printed by Wagner & McGuigan.

Cm. Clay / by Hoffy, from a daguerreotype by Plumbe ; printed by Wagne...

No. 132, entered by J. McCrummill and J.R. Dailey in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania.

Abby Kelley Foster / by Hoffy ; from a daguerreotype by R. Douglass Junr.

Abby Kelley Foster / by Hoffy ; from a daguerreotype by R. Douglass Ju...

Print shows Abby Kelley Foster, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Includes a facsimile signature. 186 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1846, by R. Douglass Junr.,... 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 Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River]

[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River]

Three men boating in the Niagara River were overwhelmed by the river's strong current, lost control of their boat, and crashed into a rock. The current carried two men immediately over the Falls to their deaths... More

[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River]

[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River]

Three men boating in the Niagara River were overwhelmed by the river's strong current, lost control of their boat, and crashed into a rock. The current carried two men immediately over the Falls to their deaths... More

[Fernando Wood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front]

[Fernando Wood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, e...

Photo shows Fernando Wood, Mayor of New York, 1855-57 and 1860-62, and Democratic Representative to Congress for New York state, 1841-1843, 1863-1865, and 1867-1881. Possibly a copy daguerreotype. Scratched on... More

[Nathan Kelsey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Nathan Kelsey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Congressman from New York, 1847-1849; Postmaster General, 1850-1852. Manuscript paper label: N. K. Hall, Late P. M. Gen., since discarded because of deterioration. Scratched on back of plate: P.M. General. Writ... More

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left, seated in chair]

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

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Case: double case, Rinhart 185. Note on inside of case behind image of man: Mrs. M.M. Bradford, 79 Center St., Rutland, Vermont. Source unknown. Forms part of: D... More

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left, seated in chair]

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

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Case: double case, Rinhart 185. Note on inside of case behind image of man: Mrs. M.M. Bradford, 79 Center St., Rutland, Vermont. Source unknown. Forms part of: D... More

[Anna R.L. Baker, three-quarter length portrait, seated, with arm on table, wearing glove on one hand]

[Anna R.L. Baker, three-quarter length portrait, seated, with arm on t...

Possibly by W. & F. Langenheim. Case: flowers and ribbons surrounded by oval. Accompanying gelatin silver print of Anna R.L. Baker and note, "Anna R. Lea, Anna R. Baker, mother A.L. Carson." Purchase; Marian S.... More

[View of a sculpture relief "The Spirit's Flight" by E.D. Palmer]

[View of a sculpture relief "The Spirit's Flight" by E.D. Palmer]

Photographer unidentified. Case: central scroll medallion with corner scrolls on front; plain back. Engraved on brass mat: The Spirit's Flight, H.K. Brown, from E.D. Palmer. Gift; Henry K. Bush-Brown; 1934; (DL... More

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

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

Second president of Liberia. Was part of LOT 8554. Identification from engraving in the Twenty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the New-York State Colonization Society. New-York : John A. Gray's... More

[George Washington Parke Custis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, wearing white waistcoat]

[George Washington Parke Custis, half-length portrait, three-quarters ...

Builder and original owner of Arlington House, later the Lee Mansion, Arlington (Va.); author, historian, artist (painter). Identification from The Atlas, August 26, 1849, p. 1. Scratched on back of plate: 207;... More

[Philip Coker, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated, wearing spectacles]

[Philip Coker, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated, weari...

Chaplain of the Senate of Liberia. Photographer unidentified. Written on back of plate: Rev. Philip Koker, Chaplain of the Senate. Was part of LOT 8554. Hallmark: Rinhart 20a. Transfer; Manuscript Division. For... More

[Philip Coker, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated, wearing spectacles]

[Philip Coker, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated, weari...

Chaplain of the Senate of Liberia. Photographer unidentified. Written on back of plate: Rev. Philip Koker, Chaplain of the Senate. Was part of LOT 8554. Hallmark: Rinhart 20a. Transfer; Manuscript Division. For... More

[Daniel Webster, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Daniel Webster, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Inscription scratched into the plate at the lower right corner: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851, by Southworth & Hawes in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of... More

[Occupational portrait of a carpenter, three-quarter length, seated, facing front, holding hammer and nail, on a chair at his side are a saw, box plane, and measuring device]

[Occupational portrait of a carpenter, three-quarter length, seated, f...

Photographer unidentified. Case: central floral motif surrounded by lillies and leaves. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.14). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, possibly John Jabez Edwin Mayall, three-quarters length portrait, seated, with right elbow resting on table]

[Unidentified man, possibly John Jabez Edwin Mayall, three-quarters le...

Case: Rinhart 172. Label attached to case: 209. Identification from Marian S. Carson inventory, possibly a self portrait. Attribution based on table used as studio prop. Hallmark: Rinhart 10. Robert Cornelius: ... More

[Giuseppe Garibaldi, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, with full beard]

[Giuseppe Garibaldi, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left...

Military general. Scratched on face of plate: 11; Garrabaldi. Scratched on back of plate: 450. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congres... More

[James Curtis Booth, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[James Curtis Booth, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Brass mat stamped: M. A. Root, 140 Chestnut St., Philada. Case: scroll and central leaf motif. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087.10). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congres... More

[Taliaferro Preston Shaffner, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, head front, standing, holding a tall hat. On the left is a chair and on the right a small table covered with tablecloth]

[Taliaferro Preston Shaffner, full-length portrait, three-quarters to ...

Inventor, associate in the introduction of the telegraph and north Atlantic cable; telegraph company official; author and historian.

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, slightly to right]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, slightly to right]

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Hallmark: [asterisk]. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguer... More

[John McLean, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated, wearing judicial robes]

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

Democratic congressman from Ohio, 1813-1816; U.S. Postmaster General, 1823-1829; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1829-1861. Purchase; Wm. Hallam Webber; 1996. (DLC/PP-1996:033). Forms part of: Dagu... More

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

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

Hallmark: Rinhart 46a. Case: diapered center surrounded by frame design. Barboza number: 6019.071. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

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

[Unidentified man, 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

[Brady's Daguerrean Gallery] - Public domain scan / drawing

[Brady's Daguerrean Gallery] - Public domain scan / drawing

An interior view of reception gallery, showing ladies and gentlemen in groups, conversing and looking at work of studio, which is displayed on walls. In distant background, seen through entrance to another roo... More

[David Rice Atchison, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to left]

[David Rice Atchison, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to l...

Democratic Senator from Missouri, 1843-1855. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Occupational portrait of a man pressing cloth with iron]

[Occupational portrait of a man pressing cloth with iron]

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified man in uniform, head-and-shoulders, full face, wearing hat that says "DELUGE 6"]

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified man in uniform, head-and-sho...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Double ... Case: variant of Rinhart 138. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.12). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

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

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders 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

[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front]

[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, ey...

Scratched on face of plate: 210; Lockwood, artist. Scratched on back of plate: 140. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produce... 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

[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

[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

John Brown, three quarter length portrait

John Brown, three quarter length portrait

Photograph showing three-quarter length portrait of John Brown, with beard, facing slightly right. Reproduction of daguerreotype attributed to Martin M. Lawrence. From records in Copyright Office: 12th of Dece... More

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

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

Case: Rinhart 131 variant. Hallmark: partially cut off. Appears to be Rinhart 29. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Barboza number: 6019.051. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Dag... More

[George Perkins Marsh, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to right, with spectacles]

[George Perkins Marsh, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to ri...

Scholar; Whig Congressman from Vermont, 1843-1849; U.S. Minister to Turkey and Italy. Identification from painting by George P.A. Healy in possession of Dartmouth College. Scratched on back of plate: 101. Hallm... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., east front elevation]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., east front elevation]

Purchase; 1972; (DLC/PP-1972:R01.4). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washingt... More

[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated]

[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters ...

Identification based on a lithograph of Lind copyrighted in 1850 by D'avignon from a Brady daguerreotype." Date provided by researcher George Jones, 2007. Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. This daguerreotype h... More

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

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

Label on cover glass: Mullatto (sic) 50 Photographer attribution based on John Craig's reference to an identified daguerreotype stamped "Barnes, N.Y." Case: oval motif with scrolls. Barboza number: 6019.003. S... More

[Occupational portrait of a blacksmith, three-quarter length, working on a horseshoe at an anvil, other tools to his side]

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

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [two birds on a tree] 40. Case: Rinhart 131. Accompanying business card: H.F. Kirlin, Carpenter & Builder, No. 916 South Seventeenth St. below Christian, Philadelphia. Jobbi... More

[Unidentified boy, half-length portrait, seated with arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified boy, half-length portrait, seated with arm resting on ta...

Case: Rinhart 219. Barboza number: 6019.004. Stamped on silk pad: J. Turpin. Partial hallmark showing the wing and foot of an eagle holding an olive branch. Gift; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms... 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

[Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile to left, leaning against pillow of which ticking appears in lower left corner]

[Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile to lef...

President of the United States. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Transfer; Manuscript Division. The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to resettle Afro-Americans in Liberia. Forms part of... More

[Thomas Corwin, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, standing by table with tablecloth, backdrop or reflector screen prominent on left]

[Thomas Corwin, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, stan...

Whig Congressman from Ohio, 1831-1840; Governor of Ohio, 1840-1842; Senator, 1845-1850; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1850-1853; Republican Congressman, 1858-1861. Scratched on face of plate: 100; Corwin Thos... More

[William McKendree Gwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[William McKendree Gwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the r...

Democratic Senator from California, 1850-1855, 1857-1861; Democratic Congressman from Mississippi, 1841-1843. Written on back of plate: 197; Sen. Gwin, Calif. Hallmark: 40?. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (D... 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

[G.W. Armstead, head-and shoulders portrait, facing front]

[G.W. Armstead, head-and shoulders portrait, facing front]

Photographer. Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 6271. Accompanying note: G. W. Armstead. Gift; W.C. Armstead; 1953. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified woman with broom, full-length, facing front]

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified woman with broom, full-lengt...

Photographer unidentified. Case: front, Rinhart 89; back, interlaced geometric design. Purchase; 1993; (DLC/PP-1993:152). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Trea... More

[White frame house with white picket fence at Cambridge, New York, with horse and buggy in front

[White frame house with white picket fence at Cambridge, New York, wit...

Case: similar to Rinhart 108. Mirror inside case to show house in correct orientation. Labels adhered to seal: "Cambridge, New York," "46". Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.20). Forms part of:... More

[Unidentified man, friend of Clara Barton, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face]

[Unidentified man, friend of Clara Barton, head-and-shoulders portrait...

Photographer unidentified. Case: variant of Rinhart 123. Accompanying label: Unidentified friend of C.B. Accompanying lock of hair. Was part of LOT 8492. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1959. Forms part of: Clar... More

[Isaiah Lukens, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Isaiah Lukens, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Brass mat stamped: R. Cornelius, Philada. fecit. Case: green embossed leather; pressure sensitive label on case "#2." Robert Cornelius: Portraits from the dawn of photography / Stapp. Smithsonian Institution Pr... More

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

[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).

[James Duncan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[James Duncan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Colonel, U.S. Army. Photographer unidentified. Identification based on DAG no. 328. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1993; (DLC/PP-1993:136). Forms part of: Henry Jackson Hunt Papers, 1841-1978 (Library of Congre... More

[Emlen Cresson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Emlen Cresson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Printed on yellow paper label pasted to the paper seal: Daguerreotype miniatures, by R. Cornelius, Eighth Street, above Chesnut [sic], Philadelphia. Written on paper seal: E. Cresson, May 30th, 1840. In cast b... More

Ch. D. Meigs, M.D. Prof. Med & Diseases of women & children in the Jefferson Medical College of Philada. / engraved by Welch & Walter (Of Philada) from a daguerreotype by M.P. Simons.

Ch. D. Meigs, M.D. Prof. Med & Diseases of women & children in the Jef...

Charles Delucena Meigs, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Mr. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Mr. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [illegible]. Case: Krainik 277. Accompanying note: Father and mother of Watts Todd Miller, husband of Olive Thorne Miller (Harriet Mann Miller). Housed with DAG no. 1228. Tr... 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 man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

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

Hallmark: 40 [paschal lamb]. Case: back only, central floral design within floral wreath. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms part of: Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-1977 (Library of Congre... 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 40 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly facing front, hand resting on table with tablecloth]

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

Scratched on back of plate: 311. Corners trimmed. Hallmark: Lerebour. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Bra... More

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Joshua R. Giddings, half-length poirtrait, facing slightly right]

[Joshua R. Giddings, half-length poirtrait, facing slightly right]

Congressman from Ohio, 1838-1859. Scratched on back of plate: 322. Copy daguerreotype. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produ... More

[Israel T. Hatch, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front]

[Israel T. Hatch, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front]

Democratic Congressman from New York, 1857-1859. Scratched on face of plate: 189: Hatch. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Pro... More

[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right]

[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right...

Governor of New Hampshire, 1823-1824; Democratic Senator, 1825-1831, 1841-1845; Secretary of the Navy, 1831-1834; Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-1841; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-1851. Sc... More

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