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[William Allen, half-length portrait, nearly facing front] – Antique Photo Print

[William Allen, half-length portrait, nearly facing front], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[William Allen, half-length portrait, nearly facing front], [between 1844 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 [William Allen, half-length portrait, nearly facing front] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[William Allen, half-length portrait, nearly facing front]

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The sitter is catalogued as William Allen, though the record also offers the alternative identification of Hon. Elisha H. Allen, a Hawaiian minister, so the name remains open. Shown at half length and nearly facing the camera, this half-plate daguerreotype was gold toned, a treatment that deepened its tones and helped protect the delicate silver surface. It was made in the studio of Mathew Brady, whose sitters in the 1840s and 1850s included many prominent Americans. A number scratched on the back and a 1920 transfer from the U.S. War College are among its later traces.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesAlternative identification: Hon. Elisha H. Alen, Hawaiian minister. Scratched on back of plate: 69. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsAllen, William,--1803-1879.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,199 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference7_William_Allen_halflengt_1844

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