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[Unidentified man, probably Thomas Wilson Dorr, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Unidentified man, probably Thomas Wilson Dorr, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], [between 1844 and 1854] — historic photograph
[Unidentified man, probably Thomas Wilson Dorr, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], [between 1844 and 1854]. 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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[Unidentified man, probably Thomas Wilson Dorr, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

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Identity is the open question with this half-plate daguerreotype, which the Library of Congress lists as probably Thomas Wilson Dorr, with Edward Everett and Prince Bonaparte offered as alternatives. Dorr was the Rhode Island reformer who led the 1841 to 1842 Dorr Rebellion for broader suffrage. Made in Mathew Brady's studio between 1844 and 1854, the plate has the gold toning that was often applied to studio daguerreotypes of the era to warm the tones and protect the image.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1854]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesAlternative identifications: Hon. Edward Everett, Massachusetts (cat. 5); Prince Bonaparte. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Forms part of: Brady-Handy collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsDorr, Thomas Wilson,--1805-1854.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,290 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference477_Unidentified_man_probab_1844

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