[Standing man]
Photograph
Unidentified
Maker
[Standing man]
ca. 1850
Daguerreotype
Image: 4 5/8 × 3 1/2 in. (11.7 × 8.9 cm) (1/2 plate)
Case: 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 1 in. (15.9 × 13.3 × 2.5 cm)
1969.0202.0079
Inscriptions Inscribed in pen on applied label on verso of case: 271
Entry 271 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): This daguerreotype placed in mother-of-pearl inlayed case from Germantown, Pa. Leather case listed for “Placer Mine” daguerreotype # 595 ($3.50) Large daguerreotype of distinguished looking man. Photo slightly faded from being dusted or rubbed. Unknown. Leather case that French Couple #269 came in.
Entry 271 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): This daguerreotype placed in mother-of-pearl inlayed case from Germantown, Pa. Leather case listed for “Placer Mine” daguerreotype # 595 ($3.50) Large daguerreotype of distinguished looking man. Photo slightly faded from being dusted or rubbed. Unknown. Leather case that French Couple #269 came in.
