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[Unidentified woman, about 25 years of age, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing front]

[Unidentified woman, about 25 years of age, half-length portrait, thre...

Scratched on back of plate: 297. 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.

[Adeline Tapley Fuller Stowell, as a girl, three-quarters length portrait, facing front, seated on upholstered sofa]

[Adeline Tapley Fuller Stowell, as a girl, three-quarters length portr...

Was part of LOT 7060. Case: Rinhart 86. Accompanying note: Adaline Tapley Fuller, b. 1850, w. of George L. Stowell. Stamped on brass mat: S.H. Whitmore. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1955. Forms part of: Eller... More

[Unidentified woman, three-quarters length portrait, seated with left arm resting on table with tablecloth and book]

[Unidentified woman, three-quarters length portrait, seated with left ...

Case: back only - Rinhart 260. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Barboza number: 6019.049. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing left]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing left]

Case: ornamental circle theme. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Barboza number: 6019.053. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Gertrude M. Hubbard and baby daughter Mabel]

[Gertrude M. Hubbard and baby daughter Mabel]

Woman holding baby girl. Photographer unidentified. Case: plain leather, push button. Accompanying note: Gertrude M. Hubbard, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1975; (DLC/PP-1975:199). Form... More

Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River

Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River

Three men boating in the Niagara River were overwhelmed by the river's strong current, lost control of their boat, and crashed into a rock. The current carried two men immediately over the Falls to their deaths... More

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified clergyman, three-quarter length, facing front, holding Bible]

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified clergyman, three-quarter len...

Photographer unidentified. Case: plain leather, push button. On inside of mat: Matthew Bartholomew Brady, Minister from Kentucky. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.4). Forms part of:... More

[John Y. Mason, half-length portrait, nearly facing front]

[John Y. Mason, half-length portrait, nearly facing front]

Democratic Congressman from Virginia, 1831-1837; Secretary of the Navy, 1844-1845, 1846-1849; U.S. Attorney General, 1845-1846; U.S. Minister to France, 1854-1859. Identification from picture in The Green Bag, ... More

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified man with mallet and chisel]

[Occupational portrait of an unidentified man with mallet and chisel]

Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, ornamental circle design. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.17). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Asher Brown Durand, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, head three-quarters to the left, with both hands resting on cane, at right]

[Asher Brown Durand, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right...

Artist (engraver, painter), President of the National Academy of Design. Identification from reproduction of daguerreotype in Newhall, History of Photography, 1949, p. 25. Scratched on back of plate: 157; [unde... More

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Case: Mixed flowers surrounded by scrolls. Barboza number: 6019.034. Stamped on brass mat: Ball & Thomas, 120 W 4th St. Cin. O. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype c... More

[James Alfred Pearce, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly facing front]

[James Alfred Pearce, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly facing front...

Whig Congressman from Maryland, 1835-1839, 1841-1843; Whig and Democratic Senator, 1843-1862. Scratched on back of plate: 147. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype... More

[Sam Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Sam Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right...

President of Texas, 1836-1838, 1841-1844; Democratic Senator from Texas, 1846-1859. Cut down to an irregular shape, edges trimmed. Scratched on back of plate: 340. Reverse image of DAG no. 233. Facing the light... More

[James Curtis Booth, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[James Curtis Booth, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Brass mat stamped: M. A. Root, 140 Chestnut St., Philada. Case: scroll and central leaf motif. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087.10). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congres... More

[Louis Blanc, half-length portrait, facing front, with arms crossed]

[Louis Blanc, half-length portrait, facing front, with arms crossed]

Photo shows Spanish politician and historian, Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc, who was a member of the French government during the Revolution of 1848. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Blanc identified by Frederick Rock, 2... More

[Thomas Corwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Thomas Corwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Whig Congressman from Ohio, 1831-1840; Governor of Ohio, 1840-1842; Senator, 1845-1850; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1850-1853; Republican Congressman, 1858-1861. Scratched on face of plate: 156. Scratched o... More

[Occupational portrait of a blacksmith, three-quarter length, facing front, holding a horseshoe with pliers in one hand, and a hammer in the other]

[Occupational portrait of a blacksmith, three-quarter length, facing f...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Case: back only, quadrafoil design with interlaced geometric border. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.15). Forms part of: Daguerreot... More

[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]

[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]

Democratic Senator from Mississippi, 1847-1852; Governor of Mississippi, 1852-1854; Superindentent of the U.S. Mint at New Orleans. Scratched on back of plate: 438; Sen. Henry S. Foote, Miss. Hallmark: [asteris... More

W. Mitchell McAllister - Daguerreotype, Public domain

W. Mitchell McAllister - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Case: scroll design. Attributed to William Young McAllister. Etched on plate: W. Mitchell McAllister, Ap. 3, 1844. Note attached to case: Mitchell when a baby, 1843. Hallmark: Rinhart 21, except with 30 instead... More

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left]

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left...

Democratic Congressman from Maine, 1843-1847; Senator, 1848-1857; Governor of Maine, 1857; Republican Senator from Maine, 1857-1861, 1869-1881; Vice President of U.S., 1861-1865. Scratched on back of plate: 95;... More

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left]

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left...

Democratic Congressman from Maine, 1843-1847; Senator, 1848-1857; Governor of Maine, 1857; Republican Senator from Maine, 1857-1861, 1869-1881; Vice President of U.S., 1861-1865. Scratched on back of plate: 95;... More

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

Photographer unidentified. Copy daguerreotype of post-1860 albumen photograph; daguerreotype image is reversed (?). Cropped version of Meserve no. 87 and 108. Case: plain leather, push button. Was part of LOT 1... More

[James Skivring Smith, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters view, seated at desk]

[James Skivring Smith, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters v...

Smith was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Arrived in Liberia in 1833. Secretary of State of Liberia, 1856-1860. Senator, Grand Bassa County, 1868-1869. Vice president under Edward Roye, 1870-1871. Superinte... More

[Jacob Thompson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Jacob Thompson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

Democratic Congressman, 1839-1851; U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1857-1861. Scratched on face of plate: 239; Jacob Thomp ... , 1857 cabinet. Scratched on back of plate: 136; Jacob Thompson, Cabinet, 1857. Identi... More

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

Artist. Alternative identifications: Washington Irving; Henry Peter Grey. Scratched on back of plate: 41; H.P. Gray. Hallmark: AB. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreo... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view to right]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view to...

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Li... More

[Daniel Sturgeon, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[Daniel Sturgeon, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania, 1840-1851. Scratched on face of plate: 257; Pennsyl. Sen. unknown. Scratched on back of plate: 52; 257 [canceled] Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Fo... More

[Charles Bradhurst, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Charles Bradhurst, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Case: 8 pointed star motif. Accompanying note: Charles Bradhurst, son of Samuel and Mary. The back of the plate is stamped with: "Walter Scott Shinn, Daguerreotypes restored, old photographs copied, 554 Fifth A... More

[Emily Everett Abbot and Mary Susan Everett Abbot]

[Emily Everett Abbot and Mary Susan Everett Abbot]

Label in case: Momma and Aunt Emmy. Hallmark: OVILL MFG'C. No electronic surrogate available. Transfer; Manuscript Division (Henry L. Abbot family papers); 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:044). Forms part of: Daguerreotype ... More

[Alfred Francis Russell, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated at desk]

[Alfred Francis Russell, three-quarter length portrait, full face, sea...

Russell was born in Kentucky and moved to Liberia in 1833. Vice President of Liberia from 1878 to 1883. Became President in 1883. Photographer unidentified. Written on back of plate: A.F. Russell, Senator fro... More

[A.A. Harwood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, in naval uniform]

[A.A. Harwood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left...

Captain, U.S. Navy. Hallmark: Rinhart 4b. Scratched on back of plate: 400. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathe... More

[Henry Inman, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left]

[Henry Inman, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left]

Artist (painter). Identification from engraving in C. Edwards Lester, The artists of America: a series of biographical sketches..., 1846, p. 33. Scratched on back of plate: 51; 440. Facing the light / H. Pfiste... More

[View of Niagara Falls, reversed view]

[View of Niagara Falls, reversed view]

Reversed view from prospect point on the American side, toward the Horseshoe, or Canadian falls, showing the Terrapin Tower in the background, and eight male figures standing, in the foreground. Scratched on fa... More

[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to right]

[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to righ...

President of Liberia. Was part of LOT 8554. Case: central diamond surrounded by leaves. Stamped on brass mat: McCartey. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-... More

[Clark sisters, five women, three-quarter length portraits, all facing front]

[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

[William Pinkney Rodgers, half-length portrait, seated, with blue scarf, holding hat]

[William Pinkney Rodgers, half-length portrait, seated, with blue scar...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: variant of Rinhart 125. Label on back of case: William Pinkney Rodgers, 1821-1893. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms part of: Rod... More

[Copy of a painting of an unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait]

[Copy of a painting of an unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portr...

Photographer unidentified. Case: Rinhart 112. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Madame De Lara, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarters view, facing left]

[Madame De Lara, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarter...

Photographer unidentified. Identification from label on front of case: Madam De Lara (Cuba). Case: central quadrafoil surrounded by scrolls. Gift; Mrs. G.M. Parkhurst; 1926; (DLC/PP-1926:46952). Forms part of: ... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing right]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photographer unidentified. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Distant view of a house and yard]

[Distant view of a house and yard]

Photographer unidentified. Case: flowers in central quadrafoil. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[North side of Chestnut Street, below Second Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[North side of Chestnut Street, below Second Street, Philadelphia, Pen...

Attributed to William Y. McAllister. Case: plain leather double case; pressure sensitive label attached to case: 22/23. Housed in case with DAG no. 1276. Printed on paper label on back of case: William Y. McAll... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[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

[Edwin Forrest, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Edwin Forrest, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Actor. Hallmark: J. Rousseau & Co. Written in pencil on back of plate: E. Forrest. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Forms part of: Brady-Handy collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Dag... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[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.

[Shepherd Knapp, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front]

[Shepherd Knapp, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front]

Leather merchant and later a banker in New York City. Scratched on face of plate: 206; Shepherd Knapp. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of ... More

[Unidentified man, about 50 years of age, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, wearing spectacles]

[Unidentified man, about 50 years of age, half-length portrait, three-...

Scratched on back of plate: 188 [canceled]; 189. 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, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, seated]

[Unidentified man, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left...

Hallmark: J. Rousseau & Co. Penciled on back of plate: Albert G. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Framed painting of unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Framed painting of unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, fac...

Alternative identification: Robert Morris. Copy of a painted portrait. Hallmark: Rinhart 13a. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress)... More

[Anna Bishop, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right, seated in chair]

[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

[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Envoy, Minister Plenipotentiary, from Republic of Texas. Identification from engraving in DeBow's Southern and Western Review, October, 1852, frontispiece. Scratched on face of plate: 207; Hunt, Texas. Scratche... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the ...

Scratched on face of plate: 37; Hunt. Scratched on back of plate: 280. Alternative identification: Mr. Hunt (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collecti... More

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated beside small table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seat...

Scratched on back of plate: 336. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[A. Oakey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front]

[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, about 40 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Two 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.

[John Ross, full length portrait, facing front standing next to a small table]

[John Ross, full length portrait, facing front standing next to a smal...

Photograph shows portrait of John Ross, also known as Guwisguwi, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828-1866 and founder of Ross's Landing in 1816, site of the original settlement of Chattanooga, Tenn... More

[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left]

[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left...

Democratic Congressman from Illinois, 1843-1847; Senator, 1847-1861. Produced possibly by Mathew Brady's studio in New York or Washington; or Alexander Hesler, Chicago. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington... More

[John McAllister, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]

[John McAllister, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]

Printed on back: Stereoscopes. Written on label on back: J. McAllister, Jr. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Mar... More

[Sarah Allister McAllister Grant, three-quarters length, seated in chair, with arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[Sarah Allister McAllister Grant, three-quarters length, seated in cha...

Written on back: Sarah M. Grant, 1853? Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)

[Wendell Phillips, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Wendell Phillips, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Case: oval surrounded by flowers and scrolls. Embossed in velvet: Brady's Gallery 205 & 359 Broadway, New York. Purchase; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:091). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Family of W.Y. McAllister] - Public domain portrait photograph

[Family of W.Y. McAllister] - Public domain portrait photograph

Written on back: "4 of the children of W.Y. McAllister. Taken 1854 or 1855." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ma... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait]

Case: oval surrounded by scrolls. Barboza number: 6019.040. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified woman, three-quarters length portrait, seated in chair with right arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified woman, three-quarters length portrait, seated in chair w...

Case: Rinhart 262. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Barboza number: 6019.054. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Mabel Hubbard Gardiner Bell as a girl, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Mabel Hubbard Gardiner Bell as a girl, half-length portrait, facing f...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 20a. Case: plain leather, push button. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1975; (DLC/PP-1975:199). Forms part of: Gilbert H. Grosvenor collection of Photographs of the A... More

[Mabel Hubbard as a girl, full-length portrait, seated on chair]

[Mabel Hubbard as a girl, full-length portrait, seated on chair]

Photographer unidentified. Case: central floral motif surrounded by scrolls. Accompanying note: Mabel G. Hubbard. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1975; (DLC/PP-1975:199). Forms part of: Gilbert H. Grosvenor coll... More

Helen L. Gilson, Civil War nurse and head of the Colored Hospital Service, half length portrait, seated J.C. Moulton, Fitchburg

Helen L. Gilson, Civil War nurse and head of the Colored Hospital Serv...

Photograph shows portrait of Helen Louise Gilson, also known as Helen Louise Gilson Osgood, who cared for wounded and dying soldiers at battles including Yorktown, Antietam, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Chancell... More

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front, with spectacles]

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front, with spectacles]

Republican Congressman from Massachusetts, 1808-1809; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1811-1845; Acting Chief Justice, 1835-1836, 1844; Professor of Law Harvard University 1829-1845... More

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing front, holding a copy of the book "Sons of Temperance Offering" for 1851]

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing front, holding a cop...

Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, oval surrounded by scroll motif. Purchase; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:031). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Published under title "Temperance a... More

[View of a horse and covered cart in front of white frame building with signs for County House, J. Griggs and L.J. Phillips, Daguerrian Rooms, in Thompson, Connecticut]

[View of a horse and covered cart in front of white frame building wit...

Photographer unidentified, possibly L.J. Phillips. Phillips was active in Connecticut in the mid-1850s. His cloth sign most likely indicates that he worked as an itinerant daguerreotypist. Daguerrian researche... More

[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles, Montgomery, and John Rodgers]

[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probabl...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46c. Case: variant of Rinhart 131. Illegible inscription scratched on back of plate. Accompanying note in case: The children of Lt. M.C. Meigs, Eng. Corp U.S.A. take... More

[President's house (i.e. White House), Washington, D.C., showing south side, probably taken in winter]

[President's house (i.e. White House), Washington, D.C., showing south...

Purchase; 1972; (DLC/PP-1972:R01.2). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Exhibit loan 4105-L.

[C.H. Hicks, in profile, seated at desk]

[C.H. Hicks, in profile, seated at desk]

Photographer unidentified. Written on back of plate: C. H. Hicks. Eng. Clerk of the Hs. of Rep. Was part of LOT 8554. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-19... More

[James Alfred Pearce, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly facing front]

[James Alfred Pearce, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly facing front...

Whig Congressman from Maryland, 1835-1839, 1841-1843; Whig and Democratic Senator, 1843-1862. Scratched on back of plate: 147. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype... More

[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Physician; editor of American Medical and Philosophical Register; first president of the New York Academy of Medicine; historian and author. Scratched on back of plate: 78; 158 [canceled] Transfer; U.S. War Col... More

[James Buchanan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[James Buchanan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

U.S. President. Identification from an engraving by S.F. Baker in Frank Leslie's Illustrated News, May 3, 1856, p. 321. Scratched on back of plate: 428. Corners trimmed. DAG no. 225 is a possible copy of this i... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, with arm resting on table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, with arm resting on table wit...

Case: back only - ornate cross design. Stamped on brass mat: F. Grice. Hallmark: Rinhart 29. Barboza number: 6019.050. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection... More

[Thomas Corwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Thomas Corwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Whig Congressman from Ohio, 1831-1840; Governor of Ohio, 1840-1842; Senator, 1845-1850; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1850-1853; Republican Congressman, 1858-1861. Scratched on face of plate: 156. Scratched o... More

[Occupational portrait of a salesman, three-quarter length, seated, displaying his wares]

[Occupational portrait of a salesman, three-quarter length, seated, di...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46c. Case: back only, mixed flowers surrounded by scrolls. Purchase/exchange; Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:380R.16). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection... More

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait]

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait]

Case: front - Rinhart 262; back - Rinhart 91. Transfer; Manuscript Division (John Franklin Jameson papers); 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of:... More

[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front]

[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, ey...

Scratched on face of plate: 210; Lockwood, artist. Scratched on back of plate: 140. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produce... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Alternatively identified as Alfred F. Russell based on similarity to DAG no. 1011. Was part of LOT 8554. Stamped on brass mat: A. Washington 136 Main St. Hartford Ct. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part o... More

[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]

[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]

Roberts arrived in Liberia in 1829 from Virginia. In 1839 Roberts was appointed Vice Colonial Governor of the Commonwealth of Liberia and took over as Governor of the Commonwealth, in 1841, when Thomas Buchanan... More

[Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

President of the United States. Copy daguerreotype. Scratched on face of plate: 151; Andrew Jackson. Scratched on back of plate: 43. Reproduced as frontispiece in the Democratic Review for September 1845 and la... More

[Abraham Lincoln, Congressman-elect from Illinois. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front]

[Abraham Lincoln, Congressman-elect from Illinois. Three-quarter lengt...

This daguerreotype is the earliest-known photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken at age 37 when he was a frontier lawyer in Springfield and Congressman-elect from Illinois. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 4) Attributed to... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., east front elevation]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., east front elevation]

Purchase; 1972; (DLC/PP-1972:R01.4). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washingt... More

[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated]

[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters ...

Identification based on a lithograph of Lind copyrighted in 1850 by D'avignon from a Brady daguerreotype." Date provided by researcher George Jones, 2007. Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. This daguerreotype h... More

W. Mitchell McAllister in his nurses lap

W. Mitchell McAllister in his nurses lap

Plain leather grain frame. Written on back: W. Mitchel [i.e., Mitchell] McAllister in his nurse's lap. Taken by his father W.Y. McAllister in the yard of his house Sansom St. above 8th. Mar. 25, 1844. Etched on... More

[Robert John Walker, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Robert John Walker, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

Democratic Senator from Mississippi, 1835-1845; Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-1849. Scratched on back of plate: 56. Identification from mezzotint by T. Doney. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46... More

[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front]

Presbyterian minister. Scratched on face of plate: 122. Scratched on back of plate: 149. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, p. 297. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Case: back only - zigzag design. Barboza number: 6019.027. Stamped on brass mat: J. P. Ball, Cincinnati. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[White frame house with white picket fence at Cambridge, New York, with horse and buggy in front

[White frame house with white picket fence at Cambridge, New York, wit...

Case: similar to Rinhart 108. Mirror inside case to show house in correct orientation. Labels adhered to seal: "Cambridge, New York," "46". Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.20). Forms part of:... More

[Unidentified man, friend of Clara Barton, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face]

[Unidentified man, friend of Clara Barton, head-and-shoulders portrait...

Photographer unidentified. Case: variant of Rinhart 123. Accompanying label: Unidentified friend of C.B. Accompanying lock of hair. Was part of LOT 8492. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1959. Forms part of: Clar... More

[Isaiah Lukens, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Isaiah Lukens, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Brass mat stamped: R. Cornelius, Philada. fecit. Case: green embossed leather; pressure sensitive label on case "#2." Robert Cornelius: Portraits from the dawn of photography / Stapp. Smithsonian Institution Pr... More

Lucy Stone, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front

Lucy Stone, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front

Photographer unidentified. Case: floral motif. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Transfer; Manuscript Division; 20... More

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

Photographer unidentified. Case: front made by LC conservation office; back variant of Rinhart 131. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[James Duncan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[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

[Emlen Cresson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[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

[Mr. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Mr. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [illegible]. Case: Krainik 277. Accompanying note: Father and mother of Watts Todd Miller, husband of Olive Thorne Miller (Harriet Mann Miller). Housed with DAG no. 1228. Tr... More

[Group portrait of an unidentified boy and girl, three-quarter length, seated on upholstered bench, facing front, holding books]

[Group portrait of an unidentified boy and girl, three-quarter length,...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: metal case with leather insert, variant of Rinhart 90, Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

Hallmark: 40 [paschal lamb]. Case: back only, central floral design within floral wreath. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms part of: Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-1977 (Library of Congre... More

[Copy of a painting of an unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Copy of a painting of an unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portr...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 13a. Case: front, variant of Rinhart 140; plain back. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

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