[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 25 sixth plate daguerreotypes of young women, some posed with books and other objects.

Seated portrait of a young lady wearing a blue-tinted dress and gold-highlighted jewelry. Her two front teeth are visible behind her slightly parted lips. (Tarnishing along edge, some spots and few scratches to plate.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case (split at spine, surface wear). -- Seated portrait of a young woman wearing a dark coat, leather gloves, and hat with wide, long ribbon. (Significant tarnishing to edges and some chemical spotting throughout; mat with oxidation spotting.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear). -- Crisp image of a young lady wearing hoop earrings and with a small book on the tinted tablecloth covering the table next to her. (Some tarnish spots to left portion of image, mat with oxidation spotting.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear). -- And 22 others. Some without cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 25 sixth plate daguerreotypes.

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

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 25 sixth plate daguerreotypes of young women, some posed with books and other objects.

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