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McAllister's house, Oak St., Philada – Antique Photo Print

McAllister's house, Oak St., Philada, 1844 — historic photograph
McAllister's house, Oak St., Philada, 1844. 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 window into the past: McAllister's house, Oak St., Philada, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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McAllister's house, Oak St., Philada

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The title etched into this plate reads "McAllister's house, Oak St., Philada," while the label on the case gives the location as West Penn Square and credits the picture to W.Y. Mc. Taken in 1844, only about five years after Louis Daguerre announced his process in France, it shows how quickly the new technique was turned on ordinary city buildings. The small sixth-plate size and Angel case were typical of the daguerreotypes sold to a middle-class public in the 1840s. The original label, with its record of later acquisition, makes it a useful starting point for tracing early Philadelphia photographers.

Created / published1844
Medium1 photograph : approximate sixth-plate daguerreotype.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1840-1850.
NotesCase: Angel variant. Title etched on plate. Label attached to case: House West Penn Square, 1844 taken by W.Y. Mc. Purchase; Marion S. Carson; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marion S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsHouses--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1840-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,627 × 3,747 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222343

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