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[Elisa and John McAllister, children of W.Y. McAllister, Elisa standing on chair, John sitting in high chair] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Elisa and John McAllister, children of W.Y. McAllister, Elisa standing on chair, John sitting in high chair], 1849, July 23. — historic photograph
[Elisa and John McAllister, children of W.Y. McAllister, Elisa standing on chair, John sitting in high chair], 1849, July 23.. 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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Elisa McAllister stands on a chair while her younger brother John sits in a high chair in this quarter-plate daguerreotype, made on July 23, 1849. The plate was produced by W. & F. Langenheim of Philadelphia, brothers who ran one of the city's early photographic studios. Exposures then took long enough that young sitters were often steadied with furniture and props, which helps explain the arrangement here. The bird-and-grapevine case is a decorative style of the period.

Created / published1849, July 23.
Medium1 photograph : quarter plate daguerreotype.
Genreand 71." Embossed on velvet lining inside case: W. & F. Langenheim Philada. Case: bird and grape vine variant. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087.7). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)"
NotesWritten on paper label on velvet lining inside case: July 23, 1849. Written on paper label on case: Lissie & John McAllister July 23, 1849. Labels adhered to case: 23
SubjectsMcAllister, John,--1846-1863. McAllister, Eliza Young,--1845-1932.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,737 × 4,657 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222344

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