Daguerreotypes at Harvard
portrait of James Rossi and William Bennett Housed in fourteen separate repositories, daguerreotypes at Harvard represent a collection of international significance and offer primary evidence of early uses of photography as a tool for artistic expression and scientific research in mid-nineteenth century America.

The collections also represent the work of many well-known daguerreotypists including Matthew Brady, Southworth and Hawes, and John Adams Whipple.


Portrait of James Rossi and William Bennett, equestrian performers
Photographer unknown
Date unknown
Quarter plate
Harvard Theatre Collection (TC-93)

 
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