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Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. daguerreotype, 1845
Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. daguerreotype, 1845
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Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. daguerreotype, 1845

Permanent ID:
6921
Date:
circa 1845
Image Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Man with arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, hair parted on one side and smoothed over the head covering the ears, wearing a dark jacket with wide lapels, a dark vest, white shirt, dark tie and a high white turned down collar. Preserver: [none] Mat: Octagonal with pebble finish (1839-mid 40s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front only, with a red velvet pinchpad and a plain (unembossed) red velvet cushion (1840s).
Inscription:
(typed on paper): 13 / Daguerrotype [sic] circa 1845 of Algernon Sidney Roberts, Jr. [1827 - 1905] (Enclosed note)
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 8.3 cm, Height: 10.0 cm (image)
Width: 3 9/32 in, Height: 3 15/16 in (image)
Width: 9.3 cm, Height: 11.0 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 19/32 in, Height: 4 5/16 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Roberts family Photographs
Related People or Organizations:
Roberts, Algernon Sidney (depicted)
Hyland, Jean H. (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]