Content/DescriptionThe sitter bears a resemblance to California pioneer William Wells Hollister (1818-1886), but his apparent age would place him in the previous generation; perhaps W.W. Hollister's father.
Details
Title
[Half-length portrait of an unidentified man.]
Published
ca. 1850
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; sixth plate, visible image 7 x 5.6 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: textured nonpareil. Preserver: decorative.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral - The Romanesque Urn (Rinhart no. 141). Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed motif. Notes: case dated ca. 1857 by Rinhart.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Plate mark (UR): H.B. [winged creature].</physfacet>;;;
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