[Unidentified man] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Unidentified man], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1f/1f7e5c2bb9e7-L.webp)
(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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[Unidentified man] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Unidentified man]
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A pencil note on the back of this plate reads "Schenck of Ohio," though the cataloging also lists a possible alternative identification, G.(?) Scheer. Sixth-plate daguerreotypes like this small format were a popular and affordable way to sit for a portrait in the 1840s and 1850s. The plate came from Mathew Brady's studio and passed to the U.S. War College in 1920 before joining the Library of Congress daguerreotype holdings.
| Created / published | [between 1844 and 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860. |
| Notes | Image has deteriorated beyond recognition. Scratched on back of plate: 172. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,293 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 344_Unidentified_man_1844 |
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