Benjamin Franklin and two unidentified men [photograph], [ca. 1850-1854].

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Benjamin Franklin and two unidentified men [photograph], [ca. 1850-1854].

Quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather case of a painting by an unknown artist of Benjamin Franklin and two unidentified men. The photograph was taken ca. 1850-1854, and the photographer is unknown.

1 photograph : daguerreotype, b&w ; visible image 9 x 6 1/2 cm., in case 12 x 9 1/2 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7635236

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...