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Daguerreotype taken late 1848, early 1849 in Boston; second figure from the left is Mrs. Sarah Parkman Oliver (Sarah Wilson) sister of Rebecca Wilson Gerry, grandmother of the donor. Left to right, back row: Miss Susan Butterick of Boston; Sade Lowe of Albany; Anne Butterick of Boston (died soon after image taken of consumption; front row: Sarah Wilson Oliver, died 1850 of consumption; Elizabeth Lowe of Albany.
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photography
daguerreotype (process)
Photograph
Daguerreotype
"Chase" (stamped)
Unknown
Gift from Miss Ruth Child
1944.9
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
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