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(TRANSPORTATION)

Pair of daguerreotypes, comprising a quarter-

plate of a top-hatted gentleman in the seat of a

wagon and a sixth-plate of a man in a similar,

large-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle; in leather

cases. Late 1850s

[1,400/1,800]

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(THEATRICAL)

Pair of quarter-plate daguerreotypes of performers,

comprising a woman in a fanciful costume, her

headdress adorned with a crescent moon, and her

dress and shawl with tiny, hand-painted silver stars;

and a quarter-plate daguerreotype of a couple, the

young woman posing with a guitar; in leather

cases. 1850s

[1,400/1,800]

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