Charles Francis Adams [photograph], [ca. 1856].

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Charles Francis Adams [photograph], [ca. 1856].

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Ninth plate daguerreotype of Charles Francis Adams, Jr. probably taken around the time of his graduation from the Harvard College Class of 1856. The case design is the "Hovering Bird."

1 photograph : daguerreotype, b & w ; visible oval image 5¹/₂ x 4 cm. (ninth plate), in case 7 x 6 cm.

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