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[Family of W.Y. McAllister] – Antique Photo Print

[Family of W.Y. McAllister], [1854 or 1855] — historic photograph
[Family of W.Y. McAllister], [1854 or 1855]. 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 [Family of W.Y. McAllister] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Four of the McAllister children are named on the back of this stereoscopic daguerreotype, which is dated to 1854 or 1855 and identifies them as children of W.Y. McAllister. Two lenses captured nearly identical views of the family, so that when the pair is viewed through a stereoscope the sitters seem to stand in depth. Daguerreotypes are unique positive images on silver-coated copper plates, and the stereo format was a popular way for families of the 1850s to record themselves. The Library of Congress acquired the plate in 1997.

Created / published[1854 or 1855]
Medium1 photograph : stereoscopic daguerreotype.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1850-1860.Stereographs 1850-1860.Portrait photographs 1850-1860.
NotesWritten on back: 4 of the children of W.Y. McAllister. Taken 1854 or 1855." 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)"
SubjectsMcAllister, Anna M.,--1849 or 50-1922? McAllister, John,--1846-1863. McAllister, Eliza Young,--1845-1932. McAllister, William Mitchell,--1843-1912.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,507 × 3,663 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi
Reference586_Family_of_WY_McAllister_1854

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