Item 104445 - Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified woman, Portland, ca. 1848

Item 104445 - Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified woman, Portland, ca. 1848
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Item 104445
Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified woman, Portland, ca. 1848
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Around the year 1848, Portland photographer Samuel Carleton (1822-1908) captured this sixth plate bust portrait of an unidentified woman. A felt insert within the image's leatherette case reads the words "Carleton / Artist / Portland." In 1847-1848 city directory, Carleton was listed at 49 Middle Street, at his "Great Daguerrian or Heliographic Gallery."

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