Emlen Cresson & son Willie Prichett Cresson – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Emlen Cresson & son Willie Prichett Cresson brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Emlen Cresson & son Willie Prichett Cresson
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This quarter-size stereoscopic daguerreotype shows a father and his young son, Emlen Cresson and William Emlen Cresson, made on March 13, 1858. The hand coloring adds tint to the portrait, which was a common finishing touch on daguerreotypes of the period. The image sits in a case inscribed "Mascher's Improved Stereoscope, Philada., Patent March 8, 1853," so the viewer was designed to show the pair of images in depth. The painted backdrop has led some researchers to suggest Philadelphia daguerreotypist Samuel Broadbent as the maker, though that attribution remains uncertain.
| Created / published | 1858 March 13. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : quarter size Mascher stereoscopic daguerreotype, hand colored. |
| Genre | 1858." Label on case: "31." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.6). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)" |
| Notes | Possibly by Samuel Broadbent, based on painted backdrop. Case: flowers in central medallion surrounded by scroll design. Inscribed on case: Mascher's Improved Stereoscope, Philada., Patent March 8, 1853. Paper labels adhered to cover glass: Emlen Cresson & son Willie Pritchett Cresson |
| Subjects | Cresson, Emlen,--1811-1889. Cresson, William Emlen,--1843-1868. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,632 × 3,743 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 127_Emlen_Cresson_son_Will_1858 |
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