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    • Hawley, Harriet C.

    • Hawley, Harriet C.

    • Double portrait of Harriet C. Hawley, one on ambrotype and another on ferrotype, same person on both at different ages. Ambrotype shows Harriet C. Hawley seated wearing a shoulder cut dress, earrings, broach, and necklace hand painted, lace...

    • Ambrotype; Hawley, Harriet C.; Women
    • Early Photography
    • Outside landscape of hotel

    • Outside landscape of hotel

    • Outside landscape of hotel (no name) 2 story, wagons loaded with goods, buggies, men in top hats. Fair condition, emulsion cracked, tarnished, black velvet backing, mat rectangular gilt. Case is paper covered wood, one side gone, hinge weak,...

    • Ambrotype; Hotels; Wagons; Men
    • Early Photography
    • Interior scene

    • Interior scene

    • Interior scene, of either an apothacary, or possibly doctor's office, cabinet with many bottles, mortar and pestle on shelf, books on table, deer antler foot stool in foreground. Some scratches, plain glass; black laquer backing; no mat; no...

    • Ambrotype; Interior architecture; Apothecaries
    • Early Photography
    • Jacobus, Mellissa White

    • Jacobus, Mellissa White

    • Millissa White Jacobus, born 09-19-1843, died 10-18-1923, seated, print dress. On antique amethyst glass; gilt non-pareil mat with some tarnish; case is plastic with sheaf of grain and sickle; case manufactured by Littlefield Parsons & Co.

    • Ambrotype; Jacobus, Mellissa White; Woman
    • Early Photography
    • Jenison, Fletcher

    • Jenison, Fletcher

    • Fletcher Jenison, father of William F., came from Byron, N.Y., to settle in Eagle, Mich. in 1838. Man holding cane. Seated, on antique cranberry glass, excellent condition; oval gilt mat, case paper covered wood with hing broken, and bottom board...

    • Ambrotype; Jenison, Fletcher; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Justin, Issac; Cox, Henry

    • Justin, Issac; Cox, Henry

    • Issac Justin and Henry Cox, 766 Battery H. , 1st Michigan Light Artillery with uniforms on, arms around shoulders. On plain glass; rectangular mat with stamped flowers & vines; 1/2 case missing, case is paper covered wood with scroll design.

    • Ambrotype; Justin, Issac; Cox, Henry; Men; First Michigan Light Artillery
    • Early Photography
    • King, George D.

    • King, George D.

    • George D. King, Co. "1", Twenty-first Michigan Infantry, man in straw top hat and beard. On plain glass, with some tarnish on edges; rectangular mat with flower and leaf design in corners; 1/2 case missing, poor condition.

    • Ambrotype; King, George D.; Man; Twenty-First Michigan Infantry
    • Early Photography
    • City of Lansing

    • City of Lansing

    • Landscape view of city of Lansing, c.1855, Lansing House in foreground, taken from original Capitol Building. On plain glass, mat gilt, some tarnish, case is paper covered wood, hinge broken.

    • Ambrotype; Lansing (Mich.); Lansing House
    • Early Photography
    • Unidentified man

    • Unidentified man

    • Unidentified older man with white hair, suit, tie and coat on. Excellent condition. Plain gile mat, oval with beading around edge, case of leather covered wood with urn in center; in excellent condition.

    • Ambrotype; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Unidentified young man

    • Unidentified young man

    • Unidentified young man, coat, vest, shirt and tie. Some fingerprints on plate, backing falling away, oval mat with American flags in corner. Bottom reads "Constitution and Union" "July 4". Good condition, case, cloth covered wood, with the...

    • Ambrotype; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Unidentified man with coat

    • Unidentified man with coat

    • Unidentified man with coat, tie, vest and white shirt, bearded. On plain glass, rectangular mat with flowers in corner; case is paper covered wood with urn design, surrounded by scroll work.

    • Ambrotype; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Unidentified man

    • Unidentified man

    • Unidentified man, suit, and tie, side burns which extend to chin. Mat oval gilt with symbols in cornerss, case plastic, good condition, inside beautiful plum colored plush velvet.

    • Ambrotype; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Unidentified man

    • Unidentified man

    • Unidentified man, large bow tie with stick pin, hair combed over ears. Velvet backed non-pareil gilt mat; case is paper covered wood with flower and leaf scroll design, hinge broken.

    • Ambrotype; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Unidentified young man

    • Unidentified young man

    • Unidentified young man, seated, with large bow tie, vest and jacket. On raspberry antique glass, excellent condition; mat oval gilt; cover is paper covered wood with scroll design and circular patterns, fair condition.

    • Ambrotype; Man
    • Early Photography

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