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[John and Fanny Stevenson, three-quarters length, seated, with arms resting on table with tablecloth] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[John and Fanny Stevenson, three-quarters length, seated, with arms resting on table with tablecloth], [between 1850 and 1860] — historic photograph
[John and Fanny Stevenson, three-quarters length, seated, with arms resting on table with tablecloth], [between 1850 and 1860]. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(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 rare historic photograph captures [John and Fanny Stevenson, three-quarters length, seated, with arms resting on table with tablecloth] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[John and Fanny Stevenson, three-quarters length, seated, with arms resting on table with tablecloth]

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Stereoscopic daguerreotypes like this one were made as paired images, meant to be viewed through a hand viewer for a three-dimensional effect. John and Fanny Stevenson sit side by side at a draped table, arms resting on the cloth, with touches of color added by hand. The record identifies the man as John M. McAllister Stevenson (1819-1872) and suggests that Fanny may be Frances Wardale Stevenson, his sister. A label on the back names John McAllister of Media, Pennsylvania, and hand-coloring of daguerreotypes was a common finish in the 1850s, when studios aimed to make these silver-surfaced plates look more lifelike.

Created / published[between 1850 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : stereoscopic daguerreotype, hand-colored.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1850-1860.Stereographs 1850-1860.Portrait photographs 1850-1860.
NotesWritten on back: John & Fanny Stevenson. Label on back: From John McAllister, So. Orange St. Media, Pa. Fanny may be Frances, the sister of John Stevenson. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)
SubjectsStevenson, John M. (John McAllister),--1819-1872. Stevenson, Frances Wardale.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,629 × 3,728 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi
Reference601_John_and_Fanny_Stevenso_1850

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