Historic New England

Adolescent boy with plaid vest

Male youth wearing plaid vest and resting elbow on side table. Case [and image ?] made by John Plumbe Jr.

Date: ca. 1841

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254001

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.113

Clarissa Baxter Shattuck (Dobson) and eldest child, Fanny Dobson

Clarissa Baxter Shattuck Dobson seated with her infant daughter Fanny. Same person as D.6.109.

Date: ca.1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254002

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.114

Newhall Family

Middle-aged man with flowing hair.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254003

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.115

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Frances Greely, location unknown, ca. 1850

The painting depicts Frances Greely [Loring Curtis]. Loring and Curtis was a firm of merchants in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254004

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.116

Mary E. Plummer

Mary E. Plumer (20s) with black choker; daughter of Governor William Plumer Jr. and Margaret Frost Mead, both of New Hampshire. Gift of Ellen A.R. Stone.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254005

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.117

Unidentified man

Handsome man with defined cheek bones. Brothers Marcus Aurelius and Samuel Root were partners 1894-1851. Each operated independently, the former gaining prominence through writings on photography.

Date: ca. 1849

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254006

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.118

Reverend John M. Marsters (1827-1907)

Reverend John M. Marsters (1827-1907) of Cambridge, Mass. as a young man. Gift of Dorothea L. Mann.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254007

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.119

Reverend John M. Marsters (1927-1907) of Cambridge, Mass. as a young man Case [and image ?] made by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s. See also D.6.119. Gift of Dorothea L. Mann.

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254008

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.120

Richard Frothingham

A portrait of a man with crossed eyes. Image made by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s.

Date: ca. 1843

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254009

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.121

Charles Ellsworth Colburn (age 4-5)

A young boy, aged 4-5, with head cocked. Image by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s.

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254010

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.122

Thomas G. Frothingham

Portrait of a mother in an elaborate print dress. Her arm is around a young son, about 3 years old. Image by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s.

Date: 1840s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254011

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.123

Unidentified man

Man, in his 50s. Image and case by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s.

Date: ca. 1843

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254012

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.124

Nathan Appleton

Portrait of a man in his 50s with white striped vest.

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254013

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.125

William Thomas Casey

William Thomas Casey, about 50 years.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254014

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.126

S. Annie Haven (Mrs. John Pierpont)

Young woman wearing gloves and a blue bow in her hair. Image by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s.

Date: 1840s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254015

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.127

Checkers game

Two men playing checkers. At left is Mr. Amos Baker who worked at the Chapman Hall School for boys. As a middleaged man he married Matilda Eaton, great aunt of the donor. The man on the right is Mr. Samuel Parker of E. Cambridge. He adopted two of the donor's great aunts. Their name had been Eaton b...

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254016

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.128

Charles P. Taft

Bearded man in his 30s.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254017

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.129

Francis Oliver Bigelow (1823-1862)

Bearded man (30-40) in dark coat.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254018

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.130

Unidentified woman (40s-50s)

Woman with hair pulled back and earrings.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254019

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.131

Unidentified woman with daguerreotype case

Young woman holding a daguerreotype case in her lap. Probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851.

Date: ca. 1845

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254020

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.132

Unidentified young man

young man; probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851

Date: 1847-1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254021

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.133

Anna Gordon Cowing

Portrait of a young woman with short hair and prominent eyebrows. Probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851.

Date: ca. 1846

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254022

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.134

Sarah Augusta Mayo (1830-)

A young woman in a paisley print dress. Probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851.

Date: ca. 1854

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254023

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.135

Unidentified young woman

A young woman in summer dress, resting arm on side table. Probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851.

Date: ca. 1846

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254024

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.136

Alfred Churchill Thatcher

Alfred Churchill Thatcher as a young boy, about 10 years old. Probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851.

Date: ca. 1846

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254025

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.137

Nancy Locke Hill

Middle-aged woman (possibly Nancy Locke Hill ) holding spectacles in her lap. Image probably taken by Lorenzo G. Chase, active in Boston as an independent operator from 1846-1851.

Date: ca. 1846

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254026

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.138

Henry C. Mowry

Henry C. Mowry as a young man, four years before his death at Vicksburg as first lieutenant of the E. 72nd Illinois Volunteers. Charles Richard and Henry Meade were active in Albany, New York and Europe during the 1840s.

Date: 1859-05-29

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254027

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.139

Elderly man and woman

elderly man and woman; Abraham Bogardus (1822-1908) opened New York City gallery in 1846 and was first president of the national photographic association

Date: 1846-1880

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254028

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.140

Unidentified young man

young man

Date: 1852-1861

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254029

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.141

Girl in leather armchair

girl (10) seated in leather armchair; daguerreotype taken by Nathaniel Jaquith active at 98 Broadway studio 1848-1854

Date: ca. 1851

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254030

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.142

Young woman with green-tinted dress

superior vignette of young woman with green tinted dress; daguerreotype taken by Charles H. and Edward M. Williamson, former employees of marcus root who operated studio in their own name in New York 1851-1855

Date: 1853-1854

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254031

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.143

Boy with misbuttoned jacket

boy (12-14) with misbuttoned jacket

Date: ca. 1853

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254032

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.144

Unidentified man

man (30s)

Date: 1853-1857

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254033

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.145

Man with heavy sideburns

young man with heavy sideburns; John D. Heywood, a Boston daguerreotypist, specialized in a series of stereo views of New England and New York state in the 1860s.

Date: 1858-1859

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254034

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.146

Girl with plaid outfit and pantaloons

Sixth-plate daguerreotypes of a girl (4-5) wearing a plaid outfit and pantaloons. She is standing next to a brocade covered table. The image was made by Jeremiah Gurney, a jeweller, inventor and author who learned daguerreotypy in the spring of 1840 and was active in New York into the 1850s. Case...

Date: 1852-1857

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254035

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.147

Boy standing on a chair

Sixth plate daguerreotype of a boy (3) standing on a chair; cased with D.6.147.

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254036

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.148

Samuel Batchelder

man (60+) with over coat; case [and image ?] made by John Plumbe Jr., daguerrian entrepreneur and promoter

Date: ca. 1843

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254037

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.149

Elderly woman

stiff portrait of elderly woman

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254038

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.150

Unidentified young woman

badly deteriorated portrait of young woman; Samuel van Loan was born in England and practiced in Philadelphia through the 1840s and 1850s; T.J. Ennis was born in Philadelphia and practiced during there during the 1850s

Date: 1855-1880

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254039

Ref. Code: PC005.D06.151