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HALF PLATE 1850s Daguerreotype Photo Pretty Woman in Shawl Mona Lisa Smile

Original 1850s half-plate daguerreotype portrait of a pleasant looking woman wearing a paisley shawl, jewelry, lace gloves. Very good antique condition overall. Small tarnish ring and light tarnish on the plate, plus tarnish halos around her gold jewelry… Plate is …

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Half Plate Daguerreotype Gold Rush era Exterior Horse Whiskey Barrel found in SF

A spectacular museum grade Half Plate daguerreotype from the Gold Rush era, recently discovered in San Francisco. Features an exterior scene of a horse delivering large wooden barrels marked Whiskey and Brandy. A group of five men are posing at …

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