The Collected Library, Including Americana and Early Photography

Publishers and subjects mostly unidentified. Ambrotypes, tintypes, and daguerreotypes. Sizes vary. Housings vary, some without cases. Conditions vary. Including:

Sixth plate ambrotype pose of a seated young girl holding onto a twisted piece of fuzzy cloth in her lap and looking directly at the camera. Case split at spine; Sixth plate daguerreotype, standing pose of an old man a wrinkled face, bears a striking resemblance to abolitionist John Brown, but we have not been able to confirm identification. Image tarnished near mat; Sixth plate tintype seated pose of a middle-aged bearded man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and posed with his hand resting on a book. Tarnishing to image. Faded note and lock of hair included in case behind image; Ninth plate ambrotype standing pose of a young girl dressed in a pink-tinted off-the-shoulder dress, holding open a cased image with one hand. Spotting to image. Lacking half of case.

And 50 others. 54 photographs total.