50117.
Quarter-plate daguerreotype by W. & F. Langenheim, Philadelphia of a pensive woman in three-quarter pose.
50119.
Quarter-plate daguerreotype by Jerry Spagnoli of the Thunderbolt roller coaster in Coney Island. The Thunderbolt was a wooden roller coaster located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. Designed by John Miller, it operated from 1925 until 1982 and remained standing until it was demolished in 2000.
50120.
Quarter-plate daguerreotype by J.B. Cox, Danville, Pa. taken in a cemetery in Jerseytown, Pa. Along the bottom of the mat is written “Drawn by J.B. Cox May 20, 1854.” Interesting language describing a photographic image. In the back of the case is written “Graves of Father & Sister & little cousin, Levi Bisel, H. Josie Bisel, Robt. Thornton McCay, Jerseytown, Montour Co., Pa.” Levi was born on October 24, 1814 and died on July 17, 1847. Josie was born on July 26, 1844 and died five months later on Jan. 12, 1845. Jerseytown in now in the county adjacent to Montour Co. which is Columbia County. There is only one cemetery in Jerseytown, the Jerseytown Cemetery which is located about a mile east of the village of Jerseytown on the main road to Millville (Route 254), on the south side of the road. On May 23, 1825 one acre from the Daniel Welliver Estate was sold to three trustees: Thomas Funston, Jacob DeMott, and Jeremiah Welliver, for $1.00 for “public burying grounds.” On August 23, 1926, the Jerseytown Cemetery Association was incorporated. It is an active, well maintained cemetery.
50120.
Another image of the daguerreotype above along with the handwriting in the back of the case.
50121.
Oversized (4.25″ x 3.75″) quarter-plate daguerreotype by John Plumbe, Jr., NY, identified on slip of paper as “Emily Stevens aged 9 years, Addie aged 13 years, Feb. 6, 1845.”
50121.
Inside of case of image above.
50122.
Half-plate painted ambrotype of a hunter with rifle, pouch, powder, housed in a Union case, Berg 1-12, American Country Life 2.
50123.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of a man holding a half-model of a vessel. He may be holding the rolled-up plan in his hand. Half-models were used as the first design stage in ship building. The man is likely a shipwright and the vessel appears to be a clipper ship.
50124.
Quarter-plate tinted ambrotype of a merchant with his heavily-laden wagon.
50125.
Large framed, tinted European daguerreotype, oval opening 6″ x 4.5″ showing three children before a white-washed stone wall, a staircase to their left. The older child is holding a basket of flowers.
50126.
Half-plate daguerreotype by Sterling C. McIntyre, dentist & Daguerreian of a beautiful group of ten children. He operated in Tallahassee, Florida in 1844; Charleston, SC in 1846; NYC in 1850-’51. In 1851 he made a 5-panel panorama of San Francisco. He also made gold mining views.
50127.
Half-plate daguerreotype of the Rutgers Female Institute, Class of 1848, located at that time on Madison Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Vintage slip of paper attached to case mat reads “Carrie Hubbell’s Graduating Class at Rutgers–Carrie is in upper row–2nd from left hand with fan. Henrietta Piercy with long curls in right hand corner on floor.” For further information on this school: Rediscovering the “classical element” at NYC’s Rutgers Female Institute & College (1838-1895).
50128.
Daguerreian locket with 18 carat gold chain.
50129.
Quarter plate stereo-daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman housed in a rare case by John Stull of Philadelphia. Unlike the more common Mascher case, Stull’s design has lenses integrated into the cover and folding hinges allowing the viewer to adjust the focus. Both covers of the black, patriotic case with a shield eagle at center and the gilt imprinted text United States of America / Patented by John Stull Feb. 27th 1855 / orders furnished to any part of the United States or in Europe by the Patentee, S.W. corner 6th & Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
50130.
John Stull quarter-plate stereo-daguerreotype case in the open position.
50131.
Pair of sixth-plate double-matted daguerreotypes in a mother-of-pearl case.
50132.
This and the next image are a pair of tinted daguerreotypes by C.H. Williamson of Brooklyn, NY of members of the same family. This image is a half-plate daguerreotype of a father with two children in an affectionate pose. From the ID on the quarter-plate image, below, the sitters are James Augustus Ostrom, Sr. (1813-1879), Eliza Edwards Ostrom (1855-1903), and Benjamin Edward Ostrom (1859-1886). This image arrived in my collection in a destroyed half-plate leather push-button case, the type of case used by Williamson, and was re-cased into its current full leather case. The second image, below, is a tinted quarter-plate daguerreotype by Williamson of a mother and child in an affectionate pose. The child is Eliza Edwards Ostrom, one of the children pictured in this half-plate image. Paper pinned to the case mat identifies the sitters as “Mrs. Mary E. Ostrom & daughter Eliza Edwards Ostrom.” Given the ages of the children in these images, I would guess that the images were made in 1860. All of these people are buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY. The quarter-plate is housed in a full leather, push-button case.
50133.
This and the image above are a pair of tinted daguerreotypes by C.H. Williamson of Brooklyn, NY of members of the same family. This image is a quarter-plate daguerreotype. Paper pinned to the case mat identifies the sitters as “Mrs. Mary E. Ostrom & daughter Eliza Edwards Ostrom (1855-1903).” The child, Eliza Edwards Ostrom, is one of the children pictured in the half-plate image above. Given the ages of the children in these images, I would guess that the images were made in 1860. All of these people are buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY. This image is housed in a full leather, push-button case.
50134.
Half-plate ambrotype by R.M. McIntosh & S.F. Sterlin of the “Montpelier Brass Band.”
50135.
Ninth-plate daguerreotype of group of 13 women.
50136.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of a whaler with flensing tool.
50137.
Sixth-plate ambrotype by L.D. Johnson of two women with open books.
50138.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype by Thomas Painter Collins, Springfield, Mass. Collins was in Springfield only in 1853, which dates this image. At the time he was partnered with Otis Cooley but he kept his name on the images he made. The partnership did not work out. Collins made a CDV of Frederick Douglass in 1863. This great image is of a fireman holding a spanner wrench in an interesting pose.
50139.
Full-plate ambrotype of couple posed at Niagara Falls.
50140.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of a man with his dog. The dog is an English Pointer, a bird dog with a high prey drive and determined spirit. The Pointer will pursue prey like quail and pheasants with vigor. The breed is also heat tolerant and therefore suited to the hot, humid South.
50141.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of cigar-smoking, straw-hatted buddies.
50142.
Quarter-plate ambrotype of large group of men and boys, all in hats. Several have large drums, looks like a couple have rifles or shotguns.
50143.
Interesting group of 3 sixth-plate daguerreotypes. One is shown here and the other two are shown in 50144 & 50145. The same boy is shown in all 3 images. My guess is that the photographer decided to experiment and used images of his son in the process. The image of the boy in a star overlay on an outdoor daguerreotype is unique as far as I can tell. (D)
50144.
Interesting group of 3 sixth-plate daguerreotypes. One is shown here and the other two are shown in 50143 & 50145. The same boy is shown in all 3 images. My guess is that the photographer decided to experiment and used images of his son in the process. In this image the photographer has combined 5 images of the boy with different expressions on the plate.(D)
50145.
Interesting group of 3 sixth-plate daguerreotypes. One is shown here and the other two are shown in 50143 & 50144. The same boy is shown in all 3 images. My guess is that the photographer decided to experiment and used images of his son in the process. In this image the photographer has used several masks on the image of the boy. I don’t know how the blue color was achieved.(D)
50146.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype by Miller, stamped on mat at bottom center. Image shows a smiling hunter with shotgun and other accoutrements. There were many daguerreians by the name of Miller, so it is not possible to know which one took this image.
50148.
Quarter-plate daguerreotype of a pair of western-looking gents. The man on the left sports an earring.
50151.
Half-plate daguerreotype of commercial buildings in Le Roy, NY. At left there is a sign for “S.S. Bryant,” and another for “J. Newman Saddle & Harness Maker.” S.S. Bryant was a druggist and J. Newman a saddler in that town, 1855. (D)
50152.
Sixth-plate tinted daguerreotype of a militiaman.
50153.
Sixth-plate occupational daguerreotype. The cart reads “D & P Hildreth Beverly.” The 1850 Beverly, Massachusetts census contains the families of Daniel and Paul Hildreth living in the same dwelling. Both were soap chandlers, along with Daniel’s sons George and Daniel. Originally the occupation of chandler made candles and then extended to those who fashioned items used in church offerings, then to those who made soap and to ship’s chandlers who made and sold candles as well as other items to be used on ships.
50155.
Sixth-plate color pencil drawing identified as Sally Grimes drawn from life. Housed in a thermoplastic case (Berg 2-32, Vase of Fruit).
50155.
Sixth-plate color pencil drawing identified as Sally Grimes drawn from life. Housed in a thermoplastic case (Berg 2-32, Vase of Fruit).
50156.
Sixth-plate very early daguerreotype portrait of gentleman, circa 1840-’41.
50158.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of a couple, each holding books. The woman may be a person of color.
50159.
Ninth-plate daguerreotype of a child in circular mat. Remove the mat and you find the mother. We value what they did not want us to see.
50160.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of attractive woman posed before a primitive backdrop probably indicating the cramped quarters of an itinerant traveling photographer.
50161.
Sixth-plate tinted daguerreotype with “Silvester” etched in the plate at lower right center. No doubt an actor or mime.
50162.
Sixth-plate tinted British daguerreotype of a gentleman in a top hat with his hand on his resting dog on the table.
50163.
Sixth-plate tinted daguerreotype by Meade Brothers, Albany, NY of a young girl with arm on the table by her side. On the table is an open daguerreotype of a girl, possibly the same girl, in the same pose by the same table.
50163.
Sixth-plate tinted daguerreotype by Meade Brothers, Albany, NY of a young girl. This is the image below showing the Meade Brothers imprint on the case and an enlargement of the image on the table.
50164.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype by E.D. Palmer. The maker of this image was identified by an image with the same backdrop in the 2013 Daguerreian Annual in an article by Mark Koenigsberg on page 62. Palmer’s card is displayed in the image at the base of the table. This image is too dark to show the card. E.D. Palmer operated a gallery at the Old Museum in Utica, NY from Aug. 1842 through Jan. 1843 which dates this image to that period. It is possible that E.D. Palmer is Erastus Dow Palmer, the man who went on to become a renowned sculptor.
50166.
Quarter-plate daguerreotype by Thos. Hankins, Artist, Nashville, Tenn. of two attractive, affectionate women. The woman on the right wears a brooch with an image of a girl, probably a daguerreotype.
50167.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of gentleman before fine country backdrop.
50168.
Sixth-plate, early, circa 1842 daguerreotype of young pensive man with long hair.
50169.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of busy street scene. Chitty’s Express wagon in foreground with deliveries on board.