BEFORE AND AFTER ELECTION
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Two sixth plate daguerreotypes.
Note that the mats and preservers are identical. That fact is crucial to understanding this pair. The distinguished gentleman appears anxious in the first. His mouth is downturned and his brow is furrowed. In the second, from the same sitting, he's smiling and looks relieved, even relaxed. The period ink caption at bottom, sums it up: "Before and after Election!!." They come together in one split full case.
The consignor pointed out that this is early photo-journalism. The consignor also stated that the man depicted is from Great Barrington, Massachusetts, but we have no proof of that. A fabulous pair!
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Note that the mats and preservers are identical. That fact is crucial to understanding this pair. The distinguished gentleman appears anxious in the first. His mouth is downturned and his brow is furrowed. In the second, from the same sitting, he's smiling and looks relieved, even relaxed. The period ink caption at bottom, sums it up: "Before and after Election!!." They come together in one split full case.
The consignor pointed out that this is early photo-journalism. The consignor also stated that the man depicted is from Great Barrington, Massachusetts, but we have no proof of that. A fabulous pair!
RESERVE AUCTION
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BEFORE AND AFTER ELECTION
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