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Young man holding book

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1840s

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-1 [Drawer 35 in old database]

GUSN

GUSN-254454

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Description

Young man holding a book. His hands seem disproportionately large due to foreshortened camera angle. From the Sears collection.

Details

Descriptive Terms

men (male humans)
costume (mode of fashion)
portraits
portrait format
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DagID 204

Physical Description

1 daguerreotype

Collection Code

PC005

Collection Name

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

Reference Code

PC005.D09.102

Image Dimensions

2 1/2 x 2 (HxW)(inches)

Dimensions

2 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 (HxWxD)(inches)

Credit Line

Sears Collection

Record Details

Material Type

daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-1 [Drawer 35 in old database]

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