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[Unidentified man and boy] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Unidentified man and boy], [between 1847 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Unidentified man and boy], [between 1847 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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[Unidentified man and boy]

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Little is recorded about the two sitters, an unidentified man and boy, but the brass mat is stamped "J. P. Ball, Cincinnati," which ties this plate to a studio in that river city. Cincinnati was one of the busiest centers of daguerreotype work in the 1850s, and portraits like this were often sold in decorative cases to families who wanted a lasting likeness of a father and child. The hand coloring, which adds tints to cheeks and clothing over the silver image, was an extra expense that made the picture look closer to a painted miniature.

Created / published[between 1847 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : quarter-plate daguerreotype, hand-colored.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1840-1860.Group portraits 1840-1860.Portrait photographs 1840-1860.
NotesCase: central design with motifs at the corners. Barboza number: 6019.026. Stamped on brass mat: J. P. Ball, Cincinnati. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,005 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference345_Unidentified_man_and_bo_1847

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