[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 24 quarter plate daguerreotypes of couples, many affectionately posed.

Portrait of a distinguished young couple, the woman wearing a high-contrast plaid dress and several pieces of gold-highlighted jewelry including necklace, earrings, and rings. (Some tarnishing to edges; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear/cracking). -- European-style portrait of a portly man and his wife. The man sits and the wife stands, with her hand on her husband's opposite shoulder. (Tarnishing along edges, spotting, no preserver present; resealed.) Housed in a maroon leatherette case (surface wear, scratching). -- Portrait of a husband and wife, each holding one half of a book open in front of them. 3 additional books are stacked on the man's lap. (Heavy deterioration and spotting to plate, tarnishing to edges, oxidation to mat and preserver; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated gilt leatherette case (split at spine, heavy wear throughout). -- And 21 others. Conditions vary. Housings vary. -- Together, 24 quarter plate daguerreotypes of couples.

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

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 24 quarter plate daguerreotypes of couples, many affectionately posed.

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