The Northern Young Christian Association
Permanent ID:
5909Date:
circa 1855Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Group of five young men, all with hair parted on one side and puffed at the forehead, two standing (one holding what may be a daguerreotype case and the other a closed book in their hands) and three seated (holding an open book across the lap of the middle figure), all dressed in dark jackets and vests, with white shirts and bow ties, and badges on their lapels, with color applied to their cheeks and badges. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Thermoplastic with scarce geometric design (Berg No. 3-32), with red velvet pinchpad, and ruby red velvet cushion embossed with geometric design.Inscription:
(pencil on paper): $6 (Paper liner behind image package)(embossed): The Northern Young / Christian Association (Verso of daguerreotype plate)
(ink on paper): Joseph Hofmann Jesse H Cornelius. (pencil on paper): St. Luke's Luth. Church Phila (ink on paper): Jacob Culp - Daniel L. Gable. Linford H. Hauss. (Note pinned to cushion)
Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 10.8 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)Width: 4 1/4 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 10.4 cm, Height: 12.7 cm, Depth: 2.3 cm (case)
Width: 4 3/32 in, Height: 5 in, Depth: 29/32 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collectionRelated People or Organizations:
S. Peck and Company (Manufacturer)Northern Young Christian Association (depicted)
Hofmann, Joseph (depicted)
Cornelius, Jesse H. (depicted)
Culp, Jacob (depicted)
Gable, Daniel L. (depicted)
Hauss, Linford H. (depicted)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church (relates to)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]