[William Young McAllister, three quarter length portrait, facing front – Historic Photograph Print
(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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A window into the past: [William Young McAllister, three quarter length portrait, facing front, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[William Young McAllister, three quarter length portrait, facing front
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Taken in Nuremberg on September 13, 1841, according to an inscription on the back, this daguerreotype pictures William Young McAllister three-quarter length and facing the camera, in what the note places as the garden of a convent. Only a few years after Daguerre announced his process in 1839, portraits like this were still a novelty, and early exposures in bright light could take minutes, so sitters had to hold very still. The name Heller etched on the plate points to the maker or studio, and the piece is now held by the Library of Congress as part of the Marian S. Carson collection, acquired in 1998.
| Created / published | 1841 Sept. 13. |
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| Medium | 1 photograph : approximate quarter plate daguerreotype. |
| Genre | Daguerreotypes German 1840-1850.Portrait photographs 1840-1850. |
| Notes | In paper mat. Etched on plate: Heller. Written on back: W. Y. McAllister taken at Nuremburg, Germany. Sep. 13, 1841 in the garden of a convent. Label adhered to cover glass: 102." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.10). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)" |
| Subjects | McAllister, W. Y. (William Young),--1812-1896. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,645 × 4,544 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 732_William_Young_McAlliste_1841 |
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