[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 23 ninth plate daguerreotypes of babies and toddlers.

BURNS, Robert E., photographer. Seated portrait of a young toddler wearing a plaid dress, necklace, and her hair slicked to either side. (Clouding, scratching, tarnishing to image, light spotting to mat; no preserver present, resealed.) Housed in a Union case (loss to lower edge, surface wear throughout). Case with velvet pad marked for Burns. -- Portrait of a baby likely being held by a hidden subject, wearing a hat with fur or feather detail. (Some spotting and surface scratching to image, good clarity; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (separation to spine, significant wear throughout). -- And 21 others, including one housed in a frame and one other housed in a Union case; many without full cases. -- Together, 23 ninth plate daguerreotypes of babies and toddlers.

19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 23 ninth plate daguerreotypes of babies and toddlers.

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