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[Lizzie, John, Annie, and Mitchell McAllister] – Vintage Photo Print

[Lizzie, John, Annie, and Mitchell McAllister], 1851 Dec. 5. — historic photograph
[Lizzie, John, Annie, and Mitchell McAllister], 1851 Dec. 5.. 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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Four McAllister siblings sit together in this half-plate daguerreotype dated December 5, 1851, and labels attached to the case identify them as Lizzie, John, Annie, and Mitchell. The case has a mixed-flower design on the front framed by an oval, and the velvet lining is embossed with the name Root and an address at 140 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. By the early 1850s, daguerreotypes like this were a popular way for families to record their children, and the sealed case protected the silvered plate from tarnish. The subject dates in the record place John's life between 1846 and 1863, so he would have been a young boy when this was made.

Created / published1851 Dec. 5.
Medium1 photograph : half-plate daguerreotype.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1850-1860.Portrait photographs 1850-1860.Group portraits 1850-1860.
NotesCase: front - mixed flowers surrounded by an oval; back - geometric design. Label attached to case: Mitchell, Lizzie, John and Annie. Label attached to case: Lizzie, John, Dec. 5, 1851, Annie, Mitchell McAllister. Embossed on velvet inside case: Root, 140 Chestnut St., Philada. Purchase; Marion S. Carson; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marion S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsMcAllister, Anna M.,--1849 or 50-1922? McAllister, John,--1846-1863. McAllister, Eliza Young,--1845-1932. McAllister, William Mitchell,--1843-1912.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,000 × 4,032 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi
Reference608_Lizzie_John_Annie_and_M_1851

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