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    • Four men in triangular pose

    • Four men in triangular pose

    • Four men in a triagular pose, each wearing a suit, tie, vest and coat. One man is bearded. On loan from "Lizzie Cowles". Daguerreotype almost poor condition. 1/6 plate, oval mat with floral design, opposite cover red plush with flower design....

    • Daguerreotype; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Fletcher, George N.

    • Fletcher, George N.

    • George N. Fletcher of Oberlin College, Ohio in seated pose wearing high collar white shirt with large tie and vest. Fair to poor condition; 1/6 plate; hexagonal mat, good condition; case is paper covered wood with lyre design on front.

    • Daguerreotype; Fletcher, George N.; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Fletcher, Emily

    • Fletcher, Emily

    • Emily Fletcher, Lancaster, New Hampshire, 1856. Head and shoulder portrait. 1/9 [?] plate, oval mat with some detail, inside facing missing. Case in paper covered wood in very good condition.

    • Daguerreotype; Fletcher, Emily; Woman; Lancaster (N.H.)
    • Early Photography
    • Fisher, Pardon F.

    • Fisher, Pardon F.

    • Pardon F. Fisher, taken 1856, portrait of man. Poor condition; 1/6 plate; no mat; case is paper covered wood with scroll design; hinge broken, fair condition.

    • Daguerreotype; Fisher, Pardon F.; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Farrand, Chester

    • Farrand, Chester

    • Chester Farrand, Company B, Second Michigan Infantry. On plain glass, lacquered back, in poor condition, oval gilt mat in excellent condition, made by Dean & Emerson, Worchester, Mass. 1/2 case of paper covered wood in fair condition

    • Ambrotype; Farrand, Chester; Man; Dean & Emerson; Worchester (Mass.)
    • Early Photography
    • Dutton, Charles R.

    • Dutton, Charles R.

    • Charles R. Dutton, Co. B. 26th Michigan Infantry, standing full length view with battlefield backdrop in background, rifle at "attention" position, in fair condition, lightly tinted. Mat, plain gilt, eleptical, in good condition, case of paper...

    • Tintype; Dutton, Charles R.; Twenty-sixth Michigan Infantry; Civil War; Military uniforms; Soldiers; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Dussett, Truman; Milbourn, Jonathan; Ferris, Nesley

    • Dussett, Truman; Milbourn, Jonathan; Ferris, Nesley

    • Three Civil War soldiers, in uniform, with hats. Two seated, one standing, triangular pose, Truman Dussett, Johnathan Milbourn, Nesley Ferris, 6th Michigan Infantry, Company H., in good condition. Mat gilt, non-pareil, some tarnish spots, with...

    • Tintype; Civil War; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Men; Sixth Michigan Infantry; Milbourn, Jonathan; Ferris, Nesly; Dussett, Truman
    • Early Photography
    • Dunham, Ozro

    • Dunham, Ozro

    • Ozro Dunham, seated, small bow tie, white collar turned down. Good condition, on amber glass; over plain mat; 1/2 case missing; case is paper covered wood.

    • Ambrotype; Dunham, Ozro; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Dr. Russell Thayer

    • Dr. Russell Thayer

    • Dr. Russell Thayer, first druggist in Lansing, died 1865. On plain glass, back badly peeled away; mat gilt oval with bouquets of flowers in corners; plastic case with cherubs standing on harp in stage setting, very good condition

    • Ambrotype; Dr. Russell Thayer; Man; Lansing (Mich.)
    • Early Photography
    • Dr. Edward Batwell

    • Dr. Edward Batwell

    • Dr. Edward Batwell, Surgeon 14th Michigan Infantry, made by "Christofle" stamped in metal, man seated wtih stethoscope in hand. Fair condition, 1/6 plate; rectangular mat; 1/2 case, paper covered wood.

    • Daguerreotype; Fourteenth Michigan Infantry; Man; Civil War; Surgeons; Dr. Edward Batwell
    • Early Photography
    • Double portrait

    • Double portrait

    • Double portrait of unknown man and woman, she's wearing a bonnet on head, beautiful crocheted collar with cameo, he is dressed in high collar white shirt, vest, coat, and tie. On plain glass, backing peeling away; mats are oval gilt with scroll...

    • Ambrotype; Woman; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Double daguerreotype

    • Double daguerreotype

    • Double daguerreotype with portrait of man on one side, woman on the other side, LaFayette Gillespie on inside. Both 1/6 plate; both oval mat; plain case; paper covered wood with lace design, fair condition.

    • Daguerreotype; Man; Woman
    • Early Photography
    • Dennis, Elmore Taylor

    • Dennis, Elmore Taylor

    • Elmore Taylor Dennis (?) portrait of man holding a compass and ruler. 1/6 plate, oval mat some tarnish. Case is paper covered wood with oval flower design in good condition.

    • Daguerreotype; Dennis, Elmore Taylor; Man
    • Early Photography
    • Dare, Woolsey

    • Dare, Woolsey

    • Woolsey Dare, in Civil War uniform, very good condition. Mat, gilt non-pareil, with beaded and scrolled edges. Case is paper covered wood, cross shape in center, scalloped around edge, 1/2 missing, fair condition.

    • Tintype; Dare, Woolsey; Man; Soldiers; Civil War; Military Uniforms
    • Early Photography
    • Dare, William

    • Dare, William

    • William Dare, in Civil War uniform. On plain glass, backing peeling away, rectangular mat, flowered corners, manufactured by "Holmes, Booth, and Haydins Superfine, Waterbury, Conn. In good condition. 1/2 case missing.

    • Ambrotype; Dare, William; Man; Holmes, Booth and Haydins Superfine; Waterbury (Conn.); Military uniforms; Civil War
    • Early Photography
    • Dare, Jerome

    • Dare, Jerome

    • Jerome Dare, on deep rose antique glass, some fingerprints on glass or plate, mat gilt with scroll work. 1/2 case missing, case plastic made by "Holmes, Booth and Hayden" Waterbury, Conn., fair condition.

    • Ambrotype; Dare, Jerome; Man; Holmes, Booth and Hayden; Waterbury, (Conn.)
    • Early Photography
    • Cronkite, Charles M.

    • Cronkite, Charles M.

    • Charles M. Cronkite, Co. G. 23rd Michigan Infantry, portrait, tarnished and discolored so bad image is barely recognizable, information on back relating to case. "This was carved by C.M. Cronkite of Co. G 164? at Fort C.J. Smith, Arlington...

    • Tintype; Cronkite, Charles M.; Man; Twenty-third Michigan Infantry; Arlington Heigthts (Va.)
    • Early Photography
    • Corser, Austin

    • Corser, Austin

    • Austin Corser. Black tie & vest, long hair, underchin whiskers. 1/6 plate, oval mat. Paper covered wooden case, with fancy painted medallion of woman in frame on front cover. Good condition.

    • Daguerreotype; Corser, Austin; Man
    • 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

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