[George Perkins Marsh family. Marsh seated beside a table with tablecloth, on the left, his head turned to the right, wearing spectacles, his wife seated on the right, her hand on his, her head slightly to the left, both holding papers; Caroline's sister, Lucy Crane, standing behind and between them, her hands on her brother-in-law's shoulder, her head three-quarters to the right] – Historic Photograph Print
![[George Perkins Marsh family. Marsh seated beside a table with tablecloth, on the left, his head turned to the right, wearing spectacles, his wife seated on the right, her hand on his, her head slightly to the left, both holding papers; Caroline's sister, Lucy Crane, standing behind and between them, her hands on her brother-in-law's shoulder, her head three-quarters to the right], [between 1844 and 1849] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c0/c00b1d88914d-L.webp)
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A window into the past: [George Perkins Marsh family. Marsh seated beside a table with tablecloth, on the left, his head turned to the right, wearing spectacles, his wife seated on the right, her hand on his, her head slightly to the left, both holding papers; Caroline's sister, Lucy Crane, standing behind and between them, her hands on her brother-in-law's shoulder, her head three-quarters to the right], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[George Perkins Marsh family. Marsh seated beside a table with tablecloth, on the left, his head turned to the right, wearing spectacles, his wife seated on the right, her hand on his, her head slightly to the left, both holding papers; Caroline's sister, Lucy Crane, standing behind and between them, her hands on her brother-in-law's shoulder, her head three-quarters to the right]
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George Perkins Marsh sits beside a draped table in this half plate daguerreotype, his head turned to one side, while his wife rests her hand on his and her sister, Lucy Crane, stands behind them with a hand on his shoulder. Marsh served in Congress from Vermont during the years the plate is dated to, before he became known as a scholar of languages and later a diplomat. Made in Mathew Brady's studio and gold toned, the plate has Marsh's name and a number scratched into its surface, which suggests it was labeled and kept with care.
| Created / published | [between 1844 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1840-1850.Group portraits 1840-1850.Daguerreotypes 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Scratched on face of plate: 220; Marsh. Scratched on back of plate: 231. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, p. 334. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. |
| Subjects | Marsh, George Perkins,--1801-1882--Family. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,122 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 191_George_Perkins_Marsh_fa_1844 |
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