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[Alfred Jones, three-quarter length portrait, standing] – Vintage Wall Art

[Alfred Jones, three-quarter length portrait, standing], [between 1840 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Alfred Jones, three-quarter length portrait, standing], [between 1840 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Alfred Jones, three-quarter length portrait, standing] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Alfred Jones, three-quarter length portrait, standing]

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Alfred Jones stands in this three-quarter length portrait, a half-plate daguerreotype that was later cut down to a smaller size. The plate sits in a plain brown leather case, and a scratched inscription on its back reads "C. H. Davis, U.S. 72," a marking whose meaning the record does not explain. Dating from between 1840 and 1860, when daguerreotypes were the leading form of portrait photography in America, it shows how sitters of the period presented themselves in formal, carefully held poses. The Library of Congress acquired it in 1997 from the Marian S. Carson collection.

Created / published[between 1840 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half-plate daguerreotype, cut down.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1850-1860.Portrait photographs 1850-1860.
NotesCase: plain brown leather. Scratched on back of plate: C. H. Davis, U.S. 72. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,777 × 4,759 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
Reference565_Alfred_Jones_threequart_1840

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