[Broadside for Fellows & Matthews' Daguerrean Car]

[Broadside for Fellows & Matthews' Daguerrean Car]

Ephemera

[Broadside for Fellows & Matthews' Daguerrean Car]

ca. 1855
Letterpress
Paper: 12 1/16 × 9 in. (30.6 × 22.9 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
Inscriptions Printed on recto: LIKENESSES! \ MR. FELLOWS, \ Of the celebrated firm of JOHNSON & \ FELLOWS, of Cleveland, has, in connection \ with W. B. MATHEWS, late of Ravenna, \ purchased a \ DAGUERREAN CAR, \ with a powerful combination of Side and Sky- \ Lights, which will enable them, with their \ double quick working Instrument, to take the \ Likenesses of children almost instantaneouly. \ This arrangement has been made expressly for Gentlemen and Ladies residing a long distance from regularly estab- \ lished Rooms, that they may be enabled to have just \ AS FINE AND MERITORIOUS LIKENESSES TAKEN IN OUR CAR \ [see image for full text] \ Our Car is at Rootstown [inscribed in pencil] \ and will remain a few days. We invite you \ to come and see our Pictures. \ FELLOWS & MATTHEWS. \ NO FAILURE ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER.

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