Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a grizzled possible miner. (Plate with noticeable bend/crease at subject's torso, scattered spotting, and light tarnishing to edges, spotting to mat and preserver; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, surface wear throughout). 

The bearded subject wears a bib shirt and belt with a two-piece buckle favored by California gold seekers.