![[James Curtis Booth, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDUvamFtZXMtY3VydGlzLWJvb3RoLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1lYmFmY2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[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
![[James Curtis Booth, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDUvamFtZXMtY3VydGlzLWJvb3RoLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1lNGI4ZTAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[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
![[William Young McAllister, three-quarters length portrait, seated in a chair, arm resting on table with tablecloth]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDIvd2lsbGlhbS15b3VuZy1tY2FsbGlzdGVyLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtaW4tYS1jaGFpci1hcm0tNzIwNjY1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[William Young McAllister, three-quarters length portrait, seated in a chair, arm resting on table with tablecloth]")
[William Young McAllister, three-quarters length portrait, seated in a...
Case: green leather with flowers and butterflies. Embossed on velvet inside case: Root's Gallery, 140 Chestnut St., Philada. Label attached to case: W.Y. McAllister. Label attached to case: About 1851. Label at... More
![[Lizzie, John, Annie, and Mitchell McAllister]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvbGl6emllLWpvaG4tYW5uaWUtYW5kLW1pdGNoZWxsLW1jYWxsaXN0ZXItN2Q1ZmU1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Lizzie, John, Annie, and Mitchell McAllister]")
[Lizzie, John, Annie, and Mitchell McAllister]
Case: front - mixed flowers surrounded by an oval; back - geometric design. Label attached to case: Mitchell, Lizzie, John and Annie. Label attached to case: Lizzie, John, Dec. 5, 1851, Annie, Mitchell McAllist... More
![[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing left, seated holding book]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDcvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LXNlYXRlZC1ob2xkaW5nLWJvb2stODIyMWVmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing left, seated holding book]")
[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing left, seated holding...
Embossed on velvet lining inside case: Root's Gallery, 140. Chestnut St. Philada. Written on seal: Restored by A.R. Phillips, Jr., May 1943. Case: Rinhart 127. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087... More
![James Irvin / designed by William Croome ; the portrait from a daguerreotype by [Marcus] Root & on stone by A[lbert] Newsam ; P.S. Duval, lith., Philadelphia.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvamFtZXMtaXJ2aW4tZGVzaWduZWQtYnktd2lsbGlhbS1jcm9vbWUtdGhlLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZyb20tYS1kYWd1ZXJyZW90eXBlLWJ5LWZiZGYwNy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "James Irvin / designed by William Croome ; the portrait from a daguerreotype by [Marcus] Root & on stone by A[lbert] Newsam ; P.S. Duval, lith., Philadelphia.")
James Irvin / designed by William Croome ; the portrait from a daguerr...
An emblematic campaign portrait of former congressman James Irvin, who in 1847 was the Whig candidate for governor of Pennsylvania. The candidate is shown full-length, standing beneath a tree in an open field. ... More
![[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing left, seated holding book]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDcvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LXNlYXRlZC1ob2xkaW5nLWJvb2stYzk0YjllLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing left, seated holding book]")
[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing left, seated holding...
Embossed on velvet lining inside case: Root's Gallery, 140. Chestnut St. Philada. Written on seal: Restored by A.R. Phillips, Jr., May 1943. Case: Rinhart 127. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087... More