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743 historic pictures in the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection, in 2 sections, part of Vintage Art & Photography. Each one can be ordered as a print or licensed, and the collection is a starting point for telling stories about the past.

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Daguerreotypes

460. Grace Cathedral, cor. California and Stockton sts., San Francisco460. Grace Cathedral, cor. California and Stockton sts., San Francisco (1844)[James Bruce Elgin, 8th Earl of Elgin, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to right][James Bruce Elgin, 8th Earl of Elgin, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to righ ([between 1844 and 18)[James Duncan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][James Duncan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] ([between 1840 and 18)[James Duncan, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform][James Duncan, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform] ([between 1844 and 18)[James J. Mapes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][James J. Mapes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] ([between 1844 and 18)[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated][James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated] ([1849 Feb. 14])[James M. Mason, three-quarter length portrait, facing left][James M. Mason, three-quarter length portrait, facing left] ([between 1844 and 18)[James McDowell, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left][James McDowell, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left] ([between 1844 and 18)[James Moore Wayne, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, seated, wearing judicial robes][James Moore Wayne, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, seated, wearing j ([ca. 1850])[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated][Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the left, facing ([1850 Sept. 14])[Jerusha Field, half-length portrait, seated in chair, with arm resting on table with tablecloth][Jerusha Field, half-length portrait, seated in chair, with arm resting on table with tabl ([between 1840 and 18)[John A. Dix, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, with long hair][John A. Dix, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, with lo ([between 1844 and 18)[John Alexander Kennedy, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front][John Alexander Kennedy, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left][John Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Ellis Wool, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform, hand in coat][John Ellis Wool, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform, ([between 1844 and 18)[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right][John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right][John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left][John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Lane Gardner, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right][John Lane Gardner, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] ([between 1844 and 18)[John M. Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, in military uniform][John M. Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, in military ([between 1844 and 18)[John McAllister, Jr., full-length portrait, seated in a chair, outdoors on the roof of 48 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia][John McAllister, Jr., full-length portrait, seated in a chair, outdoors on the roof of 48 (1843)[John McAllister, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front][John McAllister, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] (1840, May 6.)[John McLean, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated, wearing judicial robes][John McLean, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated, wearing judicial robes] ([ca. 1850])Profile portrait of a man in dark coat and cravatProfile portrait of a man in dark coat and cravat (1844)Daguerreotype portrait of a man, head and shouldersDaguerreotype portrait of a man, head and shoulders (1844)[John P. Morton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left][John P. Morton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Peter Van Ness, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front][John Peter Van Ness, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Ross, full length portrait, facing front standing next to a small table][John Ross, full length portrait, facing front standing next to a small table] ([ca. 1850])[John Sherman, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face][John Sherman, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face] ([between 1840 and 18)[John Silva Meehan, head-and-shoulders portrait][John Silva Meehan, head-and-shoulders portrait] ([between 1850 and 18)[John Van Buren, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left][John Van Buren, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Van Buren, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left][John Van Buren, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)[John Y. Mason, half-length portrait, nearly facing front][John Y. Mason, half-length portrait, nearly facing front] ([between 1844 and 18)[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to right][Joseph Jenkins Roberts, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to right] ([between 1840 and 18)Joseph Story halflengthJoseph Story halflength (1844)Elderly man with spectacles, half-length portraitElderly man with spectacles, half-length portrait (1844)[Joseph Vance, half-length portrait, slightly to the left][Joseph Vance, half-length portrait, slightly to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)[Joshua R. Giddings, half-length poirtrait, facing slightly right][Joshua R. Giddings, half-length poirtrait, facing slightly right] ([between 1844 and 18)[Josiah Johnson Hawes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right][Josiah Johnson Hawes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] ([between 1850 and 18)[Judge Edwards, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left][Judge Edwards, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial robes][Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial robes] ([ca. 1850])[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right][Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right] ([between 1844 and 18)[Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front][Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front] ([between 1840 and 18)[Madame De Lara, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarters view, facing left][Madame De Lara, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarters view, facing left] ([between 1840 and 18)[Mary Manuel Lisa, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, seated, holding glasses][Mary Manuel Lisa, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, seated, holding glasses] ([between 1840 and 18)[Mary Todd Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front][Mary Todd Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front] ([1846 or 1847])[Mary Woodburn Greeley, half-length portrait of a woman, slightly to the right, facing front, wearing spectacles][Mary Woodburn Greeley, half-length portrait of a woman, slightly to the right, facing fro ([between 1844 and 18)[Members of the Cresson and Prichett families, with three seated women in front and two men and a boy in the back, standing in front of a framed picture or mirror][Members of the Cresson and Prichett families, with three seated women in front and two me ([1844 March])[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right][Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] ([between 1844 and 18)[Michael Faraday, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in chair, hand resting on table][Michael Faraday, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in chair, hand ([between 1844 and 18)[Military officer and a woman, the officer in uniform, standing, facing front, the woman seated, on the left, nearly full face][Military officer and a woman, the officer in uniform, standing, facing front, the woman s ([between 1844 and 18)[Minister wearing spectacles][Minister wearing spectacles] ([ca. 1850])[Mr. Hamilton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right][Mr. Hamilton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] ([between 1849 and 18)[Mr. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front][Mr. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] ([between 1840 and 18)[Mr. Simms, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left][Mr. Simms, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)[Mrs. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front][Mrs. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front] ([between 1840 and 18)[Nathan Kelsey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left][Nathan Kelsey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)[Nathaniel Green, half-length portrait, facing front, seated with arm on table with tablecloth][Nathaniel Green, half-length portrait, facing front, seated with arm on table with tablec ([between 1840 and 18)[Occupational group portrait of four shoemakers, one full-length, standing, other three seated, holding shoes and shoe making equipment][Occupational group portrait of four shoemakers, one full-length, standing, other three se ([between 1840 and 18)Daguerreotype occupational portrait of seated young person with flatironDaguerreotype occupational portrait of seated young person with flatiron (1840)Daguerreotype occupational portrait of a peddler with two boxesDaguerreotype occupational portrait of a peddler with two boxes (1840)Portrait of a fireman wearing a Deluge No. 6 capPortrait of a fireman wearing a Deluge No. 6 cap (1840)Worker beside large machine, daguerreotype occupational portraitWorker beside large machine, daguerreotype occupational portrait (1840)Daguerreotype occupational portrait of a man with mallet and chiselDaguerreotype occupational portrait of a man with mallet and chisel (1840)Occupational portrait oOccupational portrait o (1840)Woman in dark dress holding a rifle, daguerreotype portraitWoman in dark dress holding a rifle, daguerreotype portrait (1840)Two men holding tools, cased daguerreotype portraitTwo men holding tools, cased daguerreotype portrait (1850)[Painting of man with beard wearing ruff][Painting of man with beard wearing ruff] ([between 1844 and 18)[Pair of oxen with their drovers][Pair of oxen with their drovers] ([ca. 1848])[Peter Paul Duggan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, head in profile][Peter Paul Duggan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, head in profile] ([between 1844 and 18)Half-length portrait of a man in dark coat and cravatHalf-length portrait of a man in dark coat and cravat (1844)[Pliny Earle, three-quarters to left][Pliny Earle, three-quarters to left] ([between 1844 and 18)[R. McGill, full-length portrait, seated in chair, facing front, with textile screen in background][R. McGill, full-length portrait, seated in chair, facing front, with textile screen in ba ([between 1840 and 18)[R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left][R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)[Ralph Hoyt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, holding a book][Ralph Hoyt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, holding a book] ([between 1844 and 18)[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front][Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front] ([between 1844 and 18)[Richard Yates, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left][Richard Yates, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left] ([between 1844 and 18)[Robert Charles Winthrop, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, eyes front][Robert Charles Winthrop, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, eyes front] ([between 1844 and 18)[Robert John Walker, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right][Robert John Walker, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right] ([between 1844 and 18)[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet][Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to righ ([between 1844 and 18)[Ruth Fitts, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, full face][Ruth Fitts, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, full face] ([between 1844 and 18)[Sam Houston, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, clean shaven][Sam Houston, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, clean s ([between 1848 and 18)[Sam Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right][Sam Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right] ([between 1844 and 18)[Samuel F. B. Morse, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front][Samuel F. B. Morse, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] ([between 1844 and 18)[Samuel F. B. Morse, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right][Samuel F. B. Morse, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] ([ca. 1845])Portrait of a man with spectacles, early photographPortrait of a man with spectacles, early photograph (1844)Daguerreotype portrait of a man with spectacles and high collarDaguerreotype portrait of a man with spectacles and high collar (1844)[Shepherd Knapp, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front][Shepherd Knapp, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front] ([between 1844 and 18)[Solomon Weathersbee Downs, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left][Solomon Weathersbee Downs, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)South West gate leading into Indapendance [i.e., Independence] Square, Philada.South West gate leading into Indapendance [i.e., Independence] Square, Philada. ([between 1840 and 18)[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left][Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left] ([between 1844 and 18)[Still life with tree and two small, stuffed mammals][Still life with tree and two small, stuffed mammals] ([between 1840 and 18)[Stuffed eagle in Independence Hall][Stuffed eagle in Independence Hall] ([ca. 1845])[Taliaferro Preston Shaffner, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, head front, standing, holding a tall hat. On the left is a chair and on the right a small table covered with tablecloth][Taliaferro Preston Shaffner, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, head fron ([between 1844 and 18)[Ten unidentified young people, four men and one woman are standing, seated in front are two men and three women, all facing nearly front][Ten unidentified young people, four men and one woman are standing, seated in front are t ([between 1844 and 18)[Teresa Truffi, full-length portrait of a woman, slightly to the left, eyes right, standing, in theatrical costume, holding small bottle][Teresa Truffi, full-length portrait of a woman, slightly to the left, eyes right, standin ([between 1844 and 18)[Theodore Sedgewick, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right][Theodore Sedgewick, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] ([between 1844 and 18)[Thomas Butler King, half-length portrait, nearly facing front][Thomas Butler King, half-length portrait, nearly facing front] ([between 1844 and 18)[Thomas George Pratt, half-length portrait, slightly to left][Thomas George Pratt, half-length portrait, slightly to left] ([between 1848 and 18)[Thomas Sowerby Hamblin, head-and shoulders portrait, slightly to the left][Thomas Sowerby Hamblin, head-and shoulders portrait, slightly to the left] ([between 1844 and 18)[Thomas Starr King, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front, with one hand in coat][Thomas Starr King, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front, with one ha ([between 1844 and 18)[Three unidentified woman][Three unidentified woman] ([between 1847 and 18)[Three unidentified women][Three unidentified women] ([between 1847 and 18)[Three unidentified women, two seated, one standing, facing front][Three unidentified women, two seated, one standing, facing front] ([between 1840 and 18)[Tom Thumb, full-length portrait, facing front, standing on table with tablecloth][Tom Thumb, full-length portrait, facing front, standing on table with tablecloth] ([between 1844 and 18)[Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles][Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles] ([between 1844 and 18)[Two portraits of Sarah Allister McAllister Grant. Right plate: head-and-shoulders, facing slightly right. Left plate: full-length, standing in front of a building][Two portraits of Sarah Allister McAllister Grant. Right plate: head-and-shoulders, facing (1843)[Two unidentified girls, about three and five years of age, the younger child seated in high chair, older one standing beside her on left, both nearly facing front][Two unidentified girls, about three and five years of age, the younger child seated in hi ([between 1844 and 18)Daguerreotype group portrait of five people in gilt frameDaguerreotype group portrait of five people in gilt frame (1840)Two unidentified womenTwo unidentified women (1840)[Unidentified boy, half-length portrait, seated with arm resting on table with tablecloth][Unidentified boy, half-length portrait, seated with arm resting on table with tablecloth] ([ca. 1848])Unidentified boy, three-quarter length daguerreotype portraitUnidentified boy, three-quarter length daguerreotype portrait (1840)Seated young boy in gilt daguerreotype case, three-quarter viewSeated young boy in gilt daguerreotype case, three-quarter view (1840)[Unidentified child, full-length portrait, facing left][Unidentified child, full-length portrait, facing left] ([ca. 1855])[Unidentified child, three-quarters length portrait, facing slightly left][Unidentified child, three-quarters length portrait, facing slightly left] ([ca. 1855])[Unidentified copy of a daguerreotype portrait of a woman][Unidentified copy of a daguerreotype portrait of a woman] ([between 1844 and 18)[Unidentified copy of a painting showing a man, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face][Unidentified copy of a painting showing a man, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face] ([between 1840 and 18)[Unidentified couple, man seated and woman standing][Unidentified couple, man seated and woman standing] ([between 1847 and 18)[Unidentified elderly woman with cap][Unidentified elderly woman with cap] ([between 1849 and 18)[Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair, holding a daguerreotype case(?)][Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair, holding ([1847])

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