American Historical Ephemera and Photography

Seated portrait of a heavily freckled man with a short beard and striking gaze. He wears a watch chain attached to his vest. (A bit of tarnishing to edges, other minor imperfections; reglazed and resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear). -- Bust portrait of an older gentleman with graying hair, including a beard and sideburns extending one ear to the other. (Tarnishing to edges, some clouding and spotting throughout image.) Housed in a half pressed paper case (surface wear). -- And 17 others. Conditions and housings vary. -- Together, 19 sixth plate daguerreotypes of men with assorted facial hair styles including beards and sideburns.