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Daguerreotype of a man taken by Augustus Washington
- Created by
- Washington, Augustus, American, 1821 - 1875
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates with wood, leather, velvet, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (8.3 x 5.9 cm)
- Case open: 3 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 1/4 in. (9.5 x 15.9 x 0.6 cm)
- Case closed: 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in. (9.5 x 7.9 x 1.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an unknown man wearing a jacket, vest, and tie. The sixth-plate daguerreotype is held in a wood and leather case with velvet lining and sits under a mat with a stamp reading [WASHINGTON] on the bottom left corner. On the back of the case is embossed: [WASHINGTON / 136 / GALLERY / MAIN ST / HARTFORD].
- Place made
- Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- daguerreotypes
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.52.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Daguerreotype of a young woman
- Created by
- Washington, Augustus, American, 1821 - 1875
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm)
- Case: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 5/16 in. (7.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a young woman dressed in a high-collared garment and wearing dangling earrings. The earrings have been hand-tinted gold. The plates are in a case that is missing its cover. The photograph has a gold colored frame stamped [WASHINGTON] on the bottom left corner.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- daguerreotypes
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Connecticut Courant, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 4461
- Published by
- Hartford Courant, American, founded 1764
- Subject of
- Washington, Augustus, American, 1821 - 1875
- Date
- July 20, 1850
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 25 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (65.4 x 49.5 cm)
- Title
- Newspaper with advertisement for Augustus Washington's photography business
- Description
- A newspaper advertisement for Augustus Washington's photography and dagurreotype business, the Washington Daguerrean Gallery. The adverstisement is black ink on newsprint, and at the top of the notice is a drawing of a woman sitting for her portrait.
- Place made
- Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- advertisements
- Topic
- Business
- Mass media
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.52.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain