TEXTS FROM 1857
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1857 Ewer archive: B8570001 |
author name: Anne E. Guild book title: Grandmother Lee’s Portfolio (selected text) notes: A work of juvenile fiction with an illustration. Describes Whipple's gallery. keywords: Anne E. Guild, John Adams Whipple, steam |
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15 January 1857 American Journal of Photography Ewer archive: P8570004 |
text title: "How Miss Hobbs Found Her Bracelet" notes: A humorous fictional tale in which the daguerreotype enables the detection of a deceit. keywords: “Miss Hobbs”, Alexander Hesler |
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April 1857 Photography in Californaia Ewer archive: P8570003 |
author name: R. A. C. (Robert A. Carden?) text title: "Photography in California" notes: A very informative article about photography in California in 1857 keywords: Robert A. Carden, San Francisco, Sacramento City, Robert H. Vance, James M. Ford, Samuel P. Howes, Charles F. Hamilton, 163 Clay street, Henry W. Bradley, George Robinson Fardon, 203 Clay street, Johnson Brothers, George H. Johnson, Bryan R. Johnson, 185 Clay street, William Shew, 113 Montgomery street, Isadore Deconclois, Hamilton J. May, Charles Pierce Fessenden, Henry Bush, Valentine and Case |
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June 1857 Godey's Lady's Magazine Ewer archive: P8570001 |
author name: Virginia De Forrest text title: "Mrs. Daffodil's Shopping Expedition" notes: A humorous fictional tale which includes a trip to Root's daguerreotype gallery. keywords: Virginia De Forrest, "Mrs. Daffodil," Marcus A. Root |
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5 September 1857 Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper Ewer archive: P8570002 |
text title: "J. H. Fitzgibbon, of St. Louis" notes: A brief biography of John H. Fitzgibbon accompanied by a wood-engraving portrait keywords: John H. Fitzgibbon, “Justice” |