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[View of a horse and covered cart in front of white frame building with signs for County House, J. Griggs and L.J. Phillips, Daguerrian Rooms, in Thompson, Connecticut] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[View of a horse and covered cart in front of white frame building with signs for County House, J. Griggs and L.J. Phillips, Daguerrian Rooms, in Thompson, Connecticut], [between 1850 and 1860] — historic photograph
[View of a horse and covered cart in front of white frame building with signs for County House, J. Griggs and L.J. Phillips, Daguerrian Rooms, in Thompson, Connecticut], [between 1850 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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A horse and covered cart stand before a white frame building in Thompson, Connecticut, where signs advertise the County House, J. Griggs, and L.J. Phillips's Daguerrian Rooms. The cloth sign suggests Phillips may have been an itinerant daguerreotypist, moving from town to town to make portraits in the mid-1850s. Daguerreotypes like this sixth-plate example, a small silvered copper plate sealed behind glass in a decorative case, were the dominant form of photography at the time, and the long exposures needed to fix a scene make outdoor views with carts and signs especially worth a closer look.

Created / published[between 1850 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : sixth plate daguerreotype.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1850-1860.
NotesPhotographer unidentified, possibly L.J. Phillips. Phillips was active in Connecticut in the mid-1850s. His cloth sign most likely indicates that he worked as an itinerant daguerreotypist. Hallmark: [double paschal lamb] 40. Case: front, Rinhart 256; back, quadrafoil design with interlaced geometric border. Purchase/exchange; Dr. Gary Vroegindewey; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:R380.22). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C., 2003-2004.
SubjectsPhillips, L. J. Carts & wagons--Connecticut--Thompson--1850-1860. Taverns (Inns)--Connecticut--Thompson--1850-1860. Photographic studios--Connecticut--Thompson--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,271 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
Reference78_View_of_a_horse_and_cov_1850

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