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[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles, Montgomery, and John Rodgers] – Vintage Wall Art

[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles, Montgomery, and John Rodgers], [between 1850 and 1851] — historic photograph
[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles, Montgomery, and John Rodgers], [between 1850 and 1851]. 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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Four Meigs children sit in a small cart pulled by a donkey, with a dog nearby, in a scene a note kept with the case says was made in Detroit, Michigan. That note also says the donkey was bought from two French trappers and missionaries to the Indians who had come down from the northwest forests, a detail that hints at how unusual such a pet would have seemed. Their father, Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs of the Army Corps of Engineers, later served as Quartermaster General of the Union Army during the Civil War. The photographer is unidentified, but the hallmark on the plate and the style of the case help place the picture in the early 1850s.

Created / published[between 1850 and 1851]
Medium1 photograph : sixth plate daguerreotype.
GenrePortrait photographs 1850-1860.Daguerreotypes 1850-1860.
NotesPhotographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46c. Case: variant of Rinhart 131. Illegible inscription scratched on back of plate. Accompanying note in case: The children of Lt. M.C. Meigs, Eng. Corp U.S.A. taken in Detroit, Mich. This donkey was bought from two French trappers and missionaries to the Indians who came down from the primeval forests of the N.W. Accompanying note in case: L to R: Mary Montgomery Meigs (Mrs. Taylor, Charles Meigs, Vincent Meigs, John Rodgers Meigs. Gift; Miss Louisa Alger; 1962. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsMeigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham),--1816-1892--Family. Meigs, Charles Delucena,--1845-1853. Meigs, John Rodgers,--1842-1864. Taylor, Mary Montgomery Meigs,--1843-1885. Meigs, Montgomery,--1847-1931.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,860 × 2,283 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi
Reference577_Children_of_Lt_Montgome_1850

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