[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles, Montgomery, and John Rodgers] – Antique Print
![[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](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ea/eaa8a0146790-L.webp)
(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 [Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles, Montgomery, and John Rodgers] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles, Montgomery, and John Rodgers]
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The Meigs children pose with a dog in a small donkey cart, and a note kept in the case says the animal was bought from two French trappers and missionaries to the Indians who had come down from the northwestern forests. They were the children of Lieutenant Montgomery C. Meigs of the Army Corps of Engineers, and the scene was taken in Detroit, Michigan, between 1850 and 1851. Meigs later became Quartermaster General of the Union Army during the Civil War. The sixth-plate daguerreotype is unsigned, and its maker has not been identified.
| Created / published | [between 1850 and 1851] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : sixth plate daguerreotype. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1850-1860.Daguerreotypes 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Photographer 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). |
| Subjects | Meigs, 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,450 × 1,174 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217583 |
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