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Edward Goodfellow
Edward Goodfellow
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Edward Goodfellow

Permanent ID:
5555
Date:
1852
Image Description:
Image: 1/9 plate; Head and shoulders of a man dressed in a jacket, with a bow tie and high collar. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish (1850). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame embossed with a geometric design and gilding, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion with a geometric design (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(printed on paper enclosed in image package): TYLER & CO'S / DAGUERREOTYPES. / 500 EXECUTED DAILY / At their Extensive Establishment, / CORNER / Winter & Washington Sts. / BOSTON. (Paper enclosed in image package)

(Ink on paper): Edward Goodfellow / Officer of U.S. Coast / and Geodetic Survey (Enclosed Item)

(Ink on label): Daguerreotype [illegible] / in 1852 - Phila - Pa (Enclosed Item)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 5.1 cm, Height: 6.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 in, Height: 2 15/32 in (image)
Width: 6.2 cm, Height: 7.3 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 2 7/16 in, Height: 2 7/8 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Goodfellow, Edward (depicted)
Tyler & Co (photographer)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]