American Historical Ephemera and Photography

A charming half plate ambrotype portrait of a young girl seated at a table upon which is strewn what appear to be books or cased images. The girl rests her elbow on the table and holds a finger into her cheek, in a thoughtful pose. (Some wear and flaking to lacquer, image a bit dark; no preserver.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (surface wear). -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a lady holding what appears to be a hand fan in her lap. (Some stray faint scratches to plate, very few other imperfections.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear). -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait by ANSON featuring a young freckle-faced girl wearing a fine bonnet. (Some spotting and other small imperfections to plate.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear). Brass mat stamped with Anson's name and 589 Broadway address. -- And 16 others, including 12 sixth plate daguerreotypes, one sixth plate tintype, and 3 ninth plate daguerreotypes. -- Together, 19 cased images of females with props and/or noteworthy accessories.