[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 23 sixth plate daguerreotypes of men sporting facial hair.

Seated bust portrait of a young gentleman with long, combed-over hair and bushy sideburns. He wears a plaid vest under his jacket. (Significant tarnishing to edges, some spotting to plate and mat.) Housed in a half case. -- Bust portrait of a young man with a somewhat vacant expression and a thick, uninterrupted beard that extends from ear to ear. (Significant tarnishing along edge, spotting, chemical discoloration, no preserver present.) Housed in a half case. -- Bust portrait of a gentleman wearing a stark, crisp white collar and sporting a mustache, beard, and receding hairline. (Heavy tarnishing and chemical deterioration throughout plate, heavy oxidation to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed under mat, glass, and preserver only, no case. -- And 20 others. Conditions vary. Housings vary. -- Together, 23 sixth plate daguerreotypes of men with facial hair.

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

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 23 sixth plate daguerreotypes of men sporting facial hair.

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