American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Half plate daguerreotype portrait of two women, likely sisters, seated together. (Light spotting, few small scratches and wipe marks; crudely resealed with transparent tape.) Housed in a floral Union case (bottom edge of back cover missing, non-functioning closure, heavy soiling.) -- Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of an identified young lady, wearing a beaded cross necklace. (Crisp, retains good contrast; original seals.) Housed in a pressed paper case (broken closure clasp). Penciled inscription in back of case reads, "Fannie Paine - at - 1856 Hartwick NY / When - 18 years old." -- Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of a lovely youg woman wearing fine clothing and holding a framed image of a gentleman in view of the camera. (Darkening, splotching, bits of image deterioration, spotting to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case. -- And 17 others, including 4 sixth plate daguerreotypes, one quarter plate ambrotype, 7 sixth plate ambrotypes, 2 ninth plate ambrotypes, 2 sixth plate tintypes, and one oval portrait on milk glass, many wthout full cases. -- Together, 20 portraits of women, some housed in Union cases, a few with photographer identification.