[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of African American woman with white child.

Sixth plate daguerreotype. (Strong clarity and contrast, tarnishing near perimeter, few scattered spots.) Housed in full pressed paper case (separated at hinge, surface scuffing). A studio view of a white toddler being held by an African American or mixed race woman, the subjects' cheeks lightly tinted pink.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of African American woman with white child.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of African American woman with white child.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of African American woman with white child.