FOURTEEN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS, DAGUERREOTYPE, AMBROTYPE, AND TINTYPE, 1840s-1870s, comprising four daguerreotypes, sitters including two blond hair boys in matching gingham pants and bowties, 2 1/2" x 2", a woman in black bonnet with veil and gloves, mat stamped, "METROPOLITAN GALLERY / OHR / INDIANAPOLIS," 2 1/2" x 2", a pair of Asian American brothers with pinky rings, mat stamped, "A.J. BEALS / 156 BROADWAY," New York, circa 1846/1847, 3 1/2" x 2 1/2", and a family of five, 4 1/2" x 3 1/2; four ambrotypes, sitters including a baby in christening gown within a push baby buggy, 4 1/2" x 3 1/2", a daughter in an off shoulder dress fashion and mother with five strand tahitian pearl bracelets, 4 1/2" x 3 1/4", a proud family of three, 6" x 5", and a family of five, mat stamped, "GLAISTER," 3" x 4"; and six tintype portraits, sitters including a young woman with jewelry, pocket watch and romantic billowing sleeves, case velvet engraved, "Reed and Humphrey Artists, Whig Building, Quincy, Ill.," 2 1/2" x 2", a portrait of gentleman with piercing eyes, case marked in gilt embossed letters, "H.A. EICKMEYER / PATENT. FEB. 27. 1855," 2. 3/4" x 2 1/4", a man with ill fitting flower motif vest and young woman with simple leaf printed dress and black fingerless gloves, 3 1/4" x 2 1/4", three children, boy siblings with button coats and eldest girl in a striped dress, 3 1/4" x 2 1/4"; a grandmother, mother and two children, 2 3/8" x 3 3/8", and a group of five including mother and four girls with landscape background, 3 3/8" x 2 5/8".

Scratches, fading, one with spotting damages throughout, cases not intact or cracking with losses, some not cased. Condition expected for age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."