Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated January 21, 1865 through January 23, 1865. In this letter, she discusses an enlisting friend, the baby, and family news.
American Civil War; Nan Ewing; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; enlistment;
Abram Allen and Vesta Ann Jones Allen. Double portrait. Man: black tie, clean shaven. Woman: lace collar, gold earrings, broach, ring. 1/4 size plate. Leather case; oval design. Some discoloration around edges.
Daguerreotype; Allen, Abram; Allen, Vesta Allen Jones; Man; Woman
Small boy, unidentified, seated in chair, with hands on lap. 1/6 plate, oval plain mat, good condition, case designed to look like book, red plush facing with floral design, hinge weak but intact.
Unidentified young boy, name "Plumbe" stamped in edge. Excellent condition; 1/6 plate; mat plain gilt; case is leather covered wood with scroll design, good condition.
Mrs. H. Brisbin? Sitter or donor? Woman. Single portrait. Small plain collar, plain dress. 1/6 plate. Paper covered case, square indented mat; good condition.
Noah Brutsman, Uncle to Edna Jones Peterson. Fair condition; 1/6 plate; rectangular mat, good condition; green velvet facing with urn of flowers; case is paper covered wood; hinge is broken with metal clasps deteriorating, poor condition.
Unidentified member of the Gordon Family of Cass County, Michigan. Man with side burns, turned down high collar and ascot tie. 1/6 plate; oval mat; green plush lining; case is paper covered wood, fair condition; hinge broken; maker HB-40 marked...
Benjamin F. Chapin, Company B, 19th Michigan from Chesire, Allegan County, Mich. 1/6 plate; plain gilt mat; case in paper covered wood with scroll design, in good condition
Three children from left to right are: Alice Alzina, Henry Hopistill and Mary Adeline Jension of Eagle, Michigan, children of William Fletcher Jenison and Janet Berry Jenison. Henry Hopistill Jenison was one of the first graduates of Michigan...
Daguerreotype; children; Jenison, Alice Alzina; Jenison, Henry Hopistill; Jenison, Mary Adeline
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.
Parents of Austin Corser. Double portrait. Man: dark glasses. Woman: lace cap, holding open book. 1/6 plate embellished square mat. Paper covered case, with urn of flowers; front half missing. Good condition.
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.
Double daguerreotype, sisters of John Freemyre (ancestors or Mrs. Jessie Swift of Grand Ledge) seated pose with hands on lap, beautiful floral print dresses, with embroidered high collars closed with a cameo pin. 1/6 plate, rectangular mat with...
Daguerreotype; Families; Women; Grand Ledge (Mich.);Sisters
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.
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.
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.
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
Lorindia and Hiram Gillespie. Woman with striped dress, lace collar, folded hands on lap, man with coat, vest and tie. 1/6 plate with plain oval mat. Paper covered wood with broken hinge; scroll markings on outside; fair condition.
Daguerreotype; Gillespie, Lorindia; Gillespie, Hiram; Woman; Man