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Description
Mat and possibly preserver are not consistent with date of image, and presumed to have been added later. Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: decorative oval. Preserver: decorative.;;;Type: case. Motif: floral / geometric. Material: paper over wood? Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.2 cm. Pad: velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label - 644 (from prior owner). Case is probably not original to image.;;;On mat (written on left, then continued on right side): Dean & Emerson Patented Dec. 24 1861 / Worcester Mass. No. 60. Label (handwritten): Solomon Yeakel age 21 crossed the plains to Calif. 1849 to mine for gold. He enlisted in 1861 at the age of 32 years in 7th Penna-Volunteers Co. C., and was in battle of Bull Run.;;; Brk00041541_8a: (Bare plate, from a 4x5 transparency) Brk00041542_8a: (Bare plate, from a 4x5 negative.) Content/DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a young man with a beard, holding a hat. He is dressed in work clothes, with a revolver tucked in his belt.
Type
image
Format
Portraits Daguerreotypes
Extent
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; sixth plate, visible image 6.4 x 5 cm.
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