Content/DescriptionHalf length portrait of a man with a beard along his jawline. He is wearing a standing collar, and his shirt has a large fold in front as if not tucked in properly.
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; whole plate, visible image 18.5 x 13.5 cm.
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The Bancroft Library
Note
Attributed to William Shew by Zelda Mackay, but there is no supportive primary evidence. [Observation by Peter Palmquist]. <physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical). Preserver: decorative.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: plain. Material: leather (pigskin) over wood. Dimensions: 23 x 18 cm. Pad: red velvet. Notes: spine label - 529 (from prior owner). Push button closure.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Plate mark: H.B. [bird] 40. Accompanying note (handwritten, modern, possibly by collector Zelda Mackay): Daguerreotype of early San Franciscan, taken by Wm. Shew.</physfacet>;;;
Contents
Image 2: Detail of image side only
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