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Unidentified elderly man

Description

Badly-deteriorated portrait of an elderly man. It does not appear to be Southworth and Hawes because it does not have the same crimping marks as other S & H plates.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
elderly
men (male humans)
portrait format
sitting
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DagID 365

Physical Description

1 daguerreotype

Collection Code

PC005

Collection Name

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

Reference Code

PC005.D01.015

Image Dimensions

8 1/4 x 6 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Possibly Southworth & Hawes (Photographic studio)

Material Type

daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-6 [Drawer 37 in old database]

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