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Josiah Johnson Hawes - [Josiah Johnson Hawes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

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Josiah Johnson Hawes - [Josiah Johnson Hawes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

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Hallmark: Rinhart 46c.
Date based on hallmark.
Label attached to cover glass: "10."
Written in pencil on back of plate: J.J. Hawes.
Possibly a self-portrait.
Provenance: probably purchased by Marian Carson in 1934 from Holman's Print Shop, Boston.
Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:095.4).
Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

The Americana collection of Marian Sadtler Carson (1905-2004) spans the years 1656-1995 with the bulk of the material dating from 1700 to 1876. The collection includes more than 10,000 historical letters and manuscripts, broadsides, photographs, prints and drawings, books and pamphlets, maps, and printed ephemera from the colonial era through the 1876 centennial of the United States. It is believed to be the most extensive existing private collection of early Americana. The collection includes such important and diverse historical treasures as unpublished papers of Revolutionary War figures and the Continental Congress; letters of several American presidents, including Thomas Jefferson; a manuscript account of the departure of the first Pony Express rider from St. Joseph, Mo.; and what may be the earliest photograph of a human face. Many of the rare books and pamphlets in the collection pertain to the early Congresses of the United States, augmenting the Library's unparalleled collection of political pamphlets and imprints. The Carson Collection adds to the Library's holdings the first presidential campaign biography, John Beckley's Address to the people of the United States with an Epitome and vindication of the Public Life and Character of Thomas Jefferson, published in Philadelphia in 1800. The book was written to counter numerous attacks against Jefferson's character, which appeared in newspapers and pamphlets during the bitter election campaign. The Rare Book and Special Collections Division shares custodial responsibility for the collection with the Library's Geography and Map Division, Music Division, Prints and Photographs Division, and the Manuscript Division.

Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808-1901) was an American photographer who played a major role in the development of photography in the 19th century. Born on 20 February 1808 in East Sudbury, Massachusetts (now Wayland), he became known for his pioneering work in the field of daguerreotypy. With his business partner Albert Sands Southworth, Hawes ran a successful photographic studio in Boston from the mid-1840s to the early 1860s. The duo is best known for their high-quality portraits, often made using the daguerreotype process, a photographic technique invented by Louis Daguerre in 1839. Hawes and Southworth were innovative in their approach, experimenting with lighting and posing techniques to create striking and expressive portraits. They gained a reputation for capturing the personalities of their subjects, making their studio one of the most sought-after photographic establishments of the day. In addition to their commercial work, Hawes and Southworth made important contributions to the technical aspects of photography. They experimented with photographic processes and published The Receipt Book of Professor Blot, a manual of their methods and techniques. Josiah Johnson Hawes lived a long and productive life and died on 7 August 1901 in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire. His legacy endures through his contributions to the early days of photography and his influential collaboration with Albert Sands Southworth. The work of Hawes and Southworth is still admired and studied today for its artistic and technical significance in the history of photography.

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01/01/1850
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