American Historical Ephemera & Early Photography Online

Seated portrait of a striking woman wearing a fine paisley shawl, lace gloves, a hat, and gold-highlighted jewelry. (Some tarnishing to edges, few spots, subject retains clarity and good contrast.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear throughout). -- Sweet portrait of a young lady wearing lace gloves, with multiple parts of her outfit tinted in pink. (Tarnishing and abundant spotting, specks, and imperfections.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case with avian design (split at spine, surface wear). -- Fine portrait of a woman with curled hair, lace gloves, and gold-highlighted jewelry, resting one arm on the top of a table covered in a blue-tinted cloth. (Minor tarnishing to edges, few other imperfections to plate, spotting to mat.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear). -- And 29 others. Some without cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 32 sixth plate daguerreotypes.