[Benjamin Linden]

[Benjamin Linden]

Photograph

[Benjamin Linden]

ca. 1851
Daguerreotype with applied color
Image: 2 11/16 × 2 1/8 in. (6.8 × 5.4 cm) (1/6 plate)
Case: 3 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 15/16 in. (9.5 × 8.9 × 2.4 cm)
Purchase
1969.0201.0014
Inscriptions Inscribed in pen on applied label on spine of case: 117
Entry 117 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Beautiful daguerreotype of Lewis Benjam Linden (1831-1860) inclosed [sic] in lovely old velvet case, metal trimmed, and with gold frame. Son of Asher Waterman Linden and Delilar Carr Lewis, brother of Frances Ann Linden Winchester. Uncle of Eve Winchester (1828-1904) Unusual case. Fine specimen of early photography (2.25)
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