American Historical Ephemera and Photography

Bust portrait of a young-to-middle-aged man with a goatee beard, looking off-camera. (Heavy spotting, clouding, spotting to mat; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear/loss, taped repair to spine) with velvet pad stamped for "WEBSTER & BRO. / ARTISTS / LOUISVILLE." -- Seated portrait of a man with a somewhat long, freckled face and a well-groomed full beard and mustache. (Heavy tarnish lines throughout, with some clouding and spotting; original seals.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear) with back cover marked "BOGARDUS / GREENWICH. ST. CORNER / BARCLAY. N.Y." -- A rather close-up bust portrait of a smiling man with a full beard and sideburns. His face is lightly tinted with a rosy glow. (Tarnishing, spotting, clouding, dust specks; original seals.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear, few cracks). -- And 29 others. Conditions and housings vary. -- Together, 32 sixth plate daguerreotypes of men with beards.