Historic New England

Mrs. Samuel Curtis (Eliza Ballard)

Mrs. Samuel Curtis, seated and wearing a tight fitting basque bodice with a white collar and white ruffled cuffs on a dark dress. Hair parted in middle.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253724

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.021

Woman with curls

Portrait of a women with curls at the side of her head.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253725

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.022

Group portrait of four generations of Josiah Quincys, one standing, two sitting, Boston Mass., 1859-1860

Josiah Quincy (1772-1864) is seen on the far left, his son Josiah Quincy (1802-1882) is in the middle (standing), Josiah Phillips Quincy (1829-1910) is on the right holding the infant great-grandson Josiah Quincy (1859-1919). The half-plate daguerreotype is by John Adams Whipple (1822-1891).

Date: 1859-1860

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253726

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.023

Woman with bonnet

Mature woman with a bonnet and fancy outerwear seated in an ornate armchair.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253727

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.024

Tableau with a man and three women

Possible narrative scene showing one man and three young women with bonnets and outerwear. The figures are grouped around a table. The man (center) opens a tin as the women look on.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253728

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.025

Mrs. Thomas Lincoln Casey

Portrait of Emma Weir Casey (1834-1911) seated in her wedding dress.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253729

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.026

Four gold miners with shacks and panning equipment

Daguerreotype features four four gold miners shown amid shacks and mining equipment. They are using a piece of equipment known as a "long tom" that sieves river or lake water from the sand and gold contained in it. Copy Neg # 14744-B.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253730

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.027

Mrs. Charles Pelham Curtis

Woman seated in low-backed armchair with bonnet and outwear.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253731

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.028

View of Harbor, Newport, Rhode Island

Harbor scene of Newport, Rhode Island, showing docks and buildings.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253732

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.029

Diptych portrait of elderly woman and man

Two portraits, one set into each half of the case: (left) elderly woman with lace bonnet and spectacles (right) elderly man with waistcoat. Caution: extremely fragile.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253733

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.030

Mother and son

Unusually informal pose, apparently of mother and son in outerwear. Taken by Senter B. Giddings.

Date: 1852

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253734

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.031

Sade Lowe, Susan Buttrick, Anne Buttrick, Sarah Oliver, and Elizabeth Lowe

Portrait of five women; three are standing with décolleté dresses; two are seated with high-collar dresses. Probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851.

Date: ca. 1848

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253735

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.032

Mrs. John Hubbard Stone (Eliza Jane Flint)

Mother with baby in lap.

Date: 1849

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253736

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.033

Woman and children

woman and girl (13), seated, with boy (9-10) standing between them; probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851

Date: 1854-1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253737

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.034

Young man

young man; image by pioneer New York daguerreotypist, Mathew B. Brady, who later sponsored photography of the civil war

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253839

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.061

Young woman with children

young woman seated with her arm around boy (5); girl (11) stands next to them with her hand on the arm of the boy; photographer possibly Luther Holam Hale, a Boston daguerreotypist who taught many prominent daguerreotypists in the area

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253840

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.062

Young couple

young man with his arm around young woman

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253841

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.063

Seven women

formal group portrait of seven woman (15-45) with plain dresses; possibly teachers and students

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253842

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.064

Man with watch chain and cane

mature man with gold watch chain and holding gold-tipped cane; case designed copied from 1835 painting by Asher B. Durand and produced in quantity

Date: ca. 1856

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253843

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.065

Elderly man

stately-looking elderly man

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253844

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.066

House with widow's walk

very faded view of 2-story residence with second story porch and widow's walk

Date: 1840s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253845

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.067

Girl and father

superior portrait of girl (3), with blue-tinted dress seated ona small high table and leaning toward her father (30-40s) with dark cravat, and coat

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253846

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.068

Pony

side view of a pony or small horse; corral fence visible in background

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253847

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.069

Boy and table

boy (4) standing next to drapery-covered table; he holds an unidentified object, possibly a stick

Date: 1840s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253848

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.070

Three women

three women, possibly sisters, seated with plain dresses

Date: 1859

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253849

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.071

Man with moustache and sideburns

young man with moustache and long sideburns

Date: ca. 1856

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253850

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.072

Woman with fancy belt and fan

portrait of a woman with fancy belt and holding a tinted fan in a relaxed pose

Date: 1840s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253851

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.073

Woman with bonnet and shawl

portrait of woman with bonnet and shawl posed in relaxed position; woman's gaze is directed off-camera; case [and possibly image ?] made by William Shew, a pioneer Boston daguerreotypist who was active later in San Francisco

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253852

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.074

Young man

portrait of a young man posed against a dark background

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253853

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.075

Fowler sisters

beautiful portrait of three daughters (7, 5, 3) of henry fowler, sitting together on a settee; [possibly from the fowler house in Danvers ?]; slightly irregular dimensions

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253854

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.076

Young man with high collar

young man with high collar, dark cravat and coat

Date: ca. 1856

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253855

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.077

Cattle in field

three cattle standing in a field; a sitting bull looks out to the camera

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253856

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.078

Farm view

field with cattle and farm in the background; See also D.4.079

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253857

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.079

Unidentified elderly man

distinguished-looking elderly man; Whipple, a leading Boston photographer, was one of daguerreotypy's first practioners in the United States

Date: 1846-1853

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253858

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.080

Nathan Appleton

fading depiction of Nathan Appleton, probably taken during the last decade of his life; no preserver or case

Date: 1850s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253859

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.081

Elderly man

elderly man

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253860

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.082

Woman

damaged portrait of a woman (25-30); no mat, glass or case

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253861

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.083

Two girls in identical print dresses

damaged portrait of two girls (10 and 8) with identical print dressed; no mat, glass or case

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253862

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.084

Farm animals (?)

badly deteriorated image, possibly of farm and animals; no mat, glass or case

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253863

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.085

Woman in upholstered chair

woman seated in upholstered chair; photographer probably George D. Hamilton of Boston; case is very rare and one of the earliest examples in plastic; die-engraved by R. Paine of Springfield

Date: ca. 1853

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253864

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.086

Unidentified man

distinguished-looking mature man; probably taken in the gallery of Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253865

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.087

Young woman with side table

elegant portrait of a young woman who rests her elbow on a side table; irregular dimensions

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253866

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.088

Elderly man with paper

elderly man holding a folded sheet of paper

Date: ca. 1857

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253867

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.089

Man with vest

man (30s) with fringe beard and plain vest, possibly member of cutting family

Date: 1840

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253868

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.090

Young woman with shawl

young woman with shawl, possibly member of cutting family

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253869

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.091

Young man with fringe beard

young man with fringe beard, possibly member of cutting family

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253870

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.092

Man, possibly Jonathan Barrell II

mature man, possibly Jonathan Barrell Ii (1797-1857), with expressive eyes, with plaid vest; case [and image ?] made by John Plumbe Jr.

Date: ca. 1843

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253871

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.093

Catherine Margaret Hurd

Hurd as a mature women with bonnet.

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253872

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.094

W.C. Codman

Codman (40s) seated holding a walking stick. Fredericks (1823-1894) was a widely-travelled and fashionable photographer.

Date: 1856-1858

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253873

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.095

Unidentified young woman

See also D.2.063. Whitehurst (1820-1875) was a prominent daguerreotypist and entrepreneur with studios along the eastern seaboard.

Date: ca. 1853

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253874

Ref. Code: PC005.D04.096

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