American Historical Ephemera and Photography

Sixth plate ambrotype of the boyhood home of Hannibal Hamlin, faintly identified in pencil on the paper backing. Housed under mat, glass, and preserver, no case. Dr. Cyrus Hamlin, Hannibal's father, had the house built in 1806, and the family sold it in the 1860s.

[With:] 4 photographs of Hannibal Hamlin, including: an attractive portrait of Hamlin as a young man, possibly a platinum print produced during the early 20th century, made from an earlier, 19th century portrait, 7 1/2 x 9 1/3 in. -- A CDV of Hamlin credited to Mathew Brady, New York. -- 2 cabinet cards of Hamlin later in life, one credited to Dole, Bangor, ME, the other uncredited.

[Also with:] 4 photographs of women, 2 of which depict Ellen Vesta Hamlin, second wife to Hannibal Hamlin, including a 6 1/2 x 4 in. photograph and a real photo postcard. The photographs of the other female subjects are unidentified. -- 5 daguerreotypes of men and women of varying ages, including sixth plate (3) and ninth plate (2) portraits. Two daguerreotypes feature identified subjects, including a sixth plate portrait of a middle-aged woman named "Mrs. Curtis," and a ninth plate portrait of an attractive young woman named "Josephine Curtis." An additional highlight is a sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of a lovely young woman.

Together, 14 photographs.