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Daguerreotype

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Daguerreotype of Edmund Mitchell

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01657
Scope and Contents

Daguerreotype of the bust of Edmund Mitchell, an unmarried man who resided in Baltimore, Maryland and was the President of the Vigilant Fire Company. Mitchell was shot and killed the night of the election of John H.T. Jerome in October of 1850. Articles concerning his assassination are included with the photograph.

Dates: circa 1845-1850

John Tyler daguerreotype

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01682
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a Daguerreotype of three individuals, possible U.S. President John Tyler, his son John, Jr, and an unidentified woman. The daguerreotype was taken by J.H. Whitehurst.

Dates: Circa 1844