Portrait of a bearded man, sitting on a bench, holding a cigar, wearin...
Portrait of a bearded man, sitting on a bench, holding a cigar, wearing striped trouser. The back is covered by drapery, imitating plain wall.
Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man
[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
[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
[Isaiah Lukens, half-length portrait, facing front]
Possibly by Paul Beck Goddard. Case: variant of Rinhart 271; pressure sensitive label on case "162." Resealed W.F. Stapp, NPG/Smithsonian 8/5/83. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087.24). Forms pa... More
Portrait of three children
Portrait of three children
Portrait of a little girl. Creator unknown, undated.
Portrait of a little girl. Creator unknown, undated.
Portrait of two girls in striped costumes, smiling, standing in a danc...
Portrait of two girls in striped costumes, smiling, standing in a dance posture, each holding one arm over her head
[Unidentified woman holding book, with books on table to her right]
Case: geometric design. Barboza number: 6019.056. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man
[William Robertson Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]
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: Dr. Grant, 1840. Labels on cover glas... More
Portrait of Austrian-Hungarian soldier, coloured
Portrait of Austrian-Hungarian soldier, coloured
[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing front]
Case: front - Rinhart 257; back - Rinhart 131 variant. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Portrait of a young man
Portrait of a young man
[John McAllister, Jr., 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: J. McAllister, Jr., May 6th, 1840. In... More
Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man
group portrait
group portrait
Portrait of a young man
Portrait of a young man
[Clark sisters, five women, three-quarter length portraits, all facing...
Grandmother and aunts of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston. Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: 40. Case: Rinhart 63. Accompanying note in case on stationery of the Arts Club of Washington, in handwriting... More
Daguerreotype of a girl
Daguerreotype of a girl
Portrait of a couple. Creator unknown, undated.
Portrait of a couple. Creator unknown, undated.
[Unidentified man, possibly John Bannister Gibson, head-and-shoulders ...
Case: front - Berg 44-55G; back - bouquet of mixed flowers. Label on case: 37. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.13). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part o... More
Portrait of a man with side-whiskers, in a tailcoat, seated, resting h...
Portrait of a man with side-whiskers, in a tailcoat, seated, resting his left arm on a wooden table. In tha background visible painted decoration comprised by a column on the left and a vine on the right.
Half-figure portrait of a man, wearing a cloroured necktie
Half-figure portrait of a man, wearing a cloroured necktie
[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, wearing gloves]
Case: Rinhart 91. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Portrait of an officer, seated, in front of a painted background imita...
Portrait of an officer, seated, in front of a painted background imitating a drapery
portrait a man with a child
portrait a man with a child
Portrait of a young man in uniform, seated, resting his left arm on a ...
Portrait of a young man in uniform, seated, resting his left arm on a table, in left hand holding a white glove. The tablocloth is decorated with floral and ornamental motif.
Portraits of a man. From serie three portraits:a woman a girl and a m...
Portraits of a man. From serie three portraits:a woman a girl and a man.
New framing, no mounting
New framing, no mounting
Portrait of an elderly woman, knitting
Portrait of an elderly woman, knitting
[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing front, seated in cha...
Case: oval design surrounded by scrolls. Barboza number: 6019.059. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Portrait of a man with moustache
Portrait of a man with moustache
portrait of soldier - officer
portrait of soldier - officer
[Alfred Jones, three-quarter length portrait, standing]
Photograph shows engraver Alfred Jones in studio portrait, standing with right hand resting on the back of a chair, left elbow akimbo, facing front; he is wearing a suit with bow tie and pants with a checker pa... More
Portrait of unknown man.
Portrait of unknown man.
[Unidentified boy, three-quarter length portrait, seated in chair cove...
Photographer unidentified. Case: Rinhart 119. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Tilton C. Reynolds Papers (Lib... More
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]
Case: Rinhart 195. Barboza number: 6019.057. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
portrait og¨f a boy
portrait og¨f a boy
portrait of a soldier
portrait of a soldier
[Unidentified man, possibly William G. Mason, head and shoulders port...
Case: Rinhart 148. Label adhered to case: 35. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.2). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Li... More
portrait of a man with a child
portrait of a man with a child
Possibly produced by the Prague studio of Wilhelm Horn, dated 1841 p.q...
Possibly produced by the Prague studio of Wilhelm Horn, dated 1841 p.q., Voigtländer - Petzval camera plate.
portrait of a man
portrait of a man
[William Young McAllister, three quarter length portrait, facing front
In paper mat. Written on back: Portrait of W. Y. McAllister taken in the garden of a convent in Nuremburg, Germany. Sep. 13, 1841. The wall of the garden forms the background of the picture. Etched on plate: He... More
[Eunice Fiske Durfee, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, facing...
Case: variant of Rinhart 131. Accompanying note: Eunice Fisk Durfee, mother of Jane Maria, the mother of Harrison Grey Fiske (Harry's grandmother). Stamped on brass mat: Cooley, Springfield. Transfer; Manuscrip... More
[Unidentified man, about 50 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...
Scratched on back of plate: 259. Corners trimmed. 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 35 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...
Vignetted at bottom. Scratched on back of plate: 23. Corners rounded. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Bra... More
[Unidentified woman, about 60 years of age, full-length portrait, faci...
Scratched on face of plate: 178. Scratched on back of plate: 80; 90. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Bra... More
[Unidentified military officer, three-quarter length portrait, facing ...
Title devised by Library staff based on information from National Archives photograph no. 111-B-5731. Alternative identification: Col. Thomas Staniford (cat. 5). Scratched on back of plate: 382. Transfer; U.S. ... More
[Unidentified man, about 25 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...
Scratched on back of plate: 16 [canceled]; 284. 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 with spectacles, half-length portrait]
Scratched on back of plate: 163. 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, 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.
[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.
[Colonel William Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to...
Colonel, U.S. Army; Governor of Tampico, Mexico, 1846-1848. Scratched on back of plate: 327; Col. Gates, USA. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Libr... More
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the right]
Scratched on back of plate: 315. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[Caleb Lyon, head-and shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, ...
Independent Congressman from New York, 1853-1855; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1864-1865. Scratched on back of plate: 273. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype col... More
[Charles Edwin West, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
President of Rutger's College. Scratched on face of plate: 4; West. Scratched on back of plate: 168; West, Rutgers Ins. NY. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype co... More
[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to the ...
Alternative identification: Alexander Hamilton Stephens; A.H. Stephenson (cat. 5). Scratched on face of plate: 274; A.H. Stephens. Scratched on back of plate: 118; A.H. Stevenson, Va. Transfer; U.S. War College... More
[Unidentified man, about 50 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...
Written in pencil on back of plate: 506(X). 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 60 years of age, half-length portrait, slight...
Scratched on back of plate: 59; 192 [cancelled] Hallmark: 40. 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, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the ...
Scratched on back of plate: 338. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[Anna Bishop, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right, se...
In oval brass mat. Identified by Owen Blevins 8/2014 based on similar daguerreotype of Bishop in the Harvard Theatre Collection. Alternative identification: Jenny Lind. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP... More
[Sesto Benedetti, three-quarter length portrait, facing three-quarters...
Italian opera singer.
[A. Oakey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes fr...
Mayor of New York City. Identification from engraving of a later photograph by Sarony in Daily graphic, March 31, 1883, p. 221. Scratched on back of plate: 109; Oakey Hall. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DL... More
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Alternative identifications: Henry Dodge, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin; John Jordan Crittendon. Scratched on back of plate: 10; Hon. John J. Crittenden. Written in pencil on back of plate: Henry Dodge. Transfer;... More
[Unidentified woman, about 35 years of age, three-quarter length portr...
Scratched on face of plate: 215; Hotchkiss. Scratched on back of plate: 85. Alternative identification: Mrs. Hotchkiss (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreoty... More
[Francis Lister Hawks, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the rig...
Reverend, Protestant Episcopal clergyman, church historian, first president of the University of Louisiana. Alternative identifications: Rev. Hawkes (cat. 5); Thomas Ewing. Scratched on back of plate: 167; Rev.... More
[Emlen Cresson, his mother Sarah Emlen Cresson, his wife Priscilla Pri...
Case: bowl of flowers variant. Purchase; 2005; (DLC/PP-2005:020). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing left]
Scratched on back of plate: 9. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[Mr. Simms, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]
Scratched on back of plate: 121. 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 30 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly...
Scratched on face of plate: 155. Scratched on back of plate: 289. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[Judge Ogden Edwards, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to t...
Alternative identifications: Henry Pierrepont Edward. Scratched on face of plate: 209; Judge Edwa[ards] Copy daguerreotype. Identification from portrait in the P&P Biographical File per information received fro... More
[Unidentified man, about 45 years of age, half-length portrait, facing...
Scratched on back of plate: 8. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[John Van Buren, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]
Democratic congressman from New York, 1841-1843; son of President Martin Van Buren. Scratched on back of plate: 75; 133. Hallmark: [asterisk] Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of... More
[Unidentified man, about 55 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...
Scratched on back of plate: 89. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[James Duncan, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform]
Colonel, U.S. Army. Alternative identification: Col. Joseph Duncan, Illinois. Scratched on back of plate: 328; Col. Duncan. Written in pencil on back of plate: Col. James Duncan. Hallmark: 40. Identification fr... More
[William Cranch, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. Identification from reproduction of a painting Harvey, History of the Washington National Monument, 1903. (57th Congress, 2nd sess., Senate doc. 2... More
[Unidentified man, about 60 years of age, in Masonic regalia, three-qu...
Written on back of plate: 501(X). 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 U.S. Army officer, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly...
Scratched on back of plate: 299. Alternative identification: John Joseph Abercrombie. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produc... More
[Ezra Bartlett French, half-length portrait, facing front]
Democratic congressman from Ohio, 1813-1816; U.S. Postmaster General, 1823-1829; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1829-1861. Scratched on back of plate: 119. Hallmark: 40M. Formerly identified as Ez... More
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]
Scratched on back of plate: 379. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[William Murray, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the le...
Scratched on back of plate: 36; Murry. Alternative identification: William M. Murray (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress... More
[George Edmund Badger, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to ...
Whig Senator from North Carolina, 1846-1855; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1841.
[Unidentified woman, about 35 years of age, half-length portrait, slig...
Scratched on face of plate: 168. Scratched on back of plate: 25 [canceled]; 154. Hallmark : unidentified. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library ... More
[Two unidentified girls, about three and five years of age, the younge...
Scratched on back of plate: 98. Hallmark: [paschal lamb] 40 [Upside down A] Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Math... More
[Unidentified woman, about 25 years of age, half-length portrait, thre...
Scratched on face of plate: 174. Scratched on back of plate: 116 [canceled]; 125. Corners trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Con... More
[Unidentified woman, about 25 years of age, half-length portrait, thre...
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 40 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...
Two corners trimmed. Scratched on back of plate: 216. 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,...
Alternative identification: Jeff Davis. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
[Military officer and a woman, the officer in uniform, standing, facin...
Photograph shows portrait of military officer and unidentified woman, probably his wife. Title devised by Library staff based on information from National Archives photograph no. 111-B-5731. Scratched on face o... More
[Charles James Napier, three-quarter length portrait, facing right]
Alternative identifications: G.F. (or Q.F.) Yung (cat. 5); Hunt. Identified by Owen Blevins (12/2012) based on a similar image in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (London). Transfer; U.S. War Col... More
[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, slight...
Scratched on back of plate: 133. Corners trimmed. Resembles portrait of Horace Kneeland, New York sculptor, in The Atlas, Dec. 15, 1844. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Dag... More
[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, three-...
Scratched on face of plate: 154. Scratched on back of plate: 278; 271. Edges trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produc... More
[Aaron Vanderpoel, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, w...
Democratic Congressman from New York, 1833-1837, 1839-1841. Scratched on back of plate: 160; Judge Vanderpool. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Lib... More
[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Same sitter as DAG no. 116. Hallmark: Rinhart 31. Scratched on back of plate: 304. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced ... More