Elisabeth Sprague Tobey [photograph], [ca. 1848].

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Elisabeth Sprague Tobey [photograph], [ca. 1848].

Half-plate daguerreotype in leather case of Elisabeth Sprague Tobey (1842-1811), daughter of Edward S. Tobey and Hannah Brown Sprague Tobey. The photograph was taken ca. 1848 and is attributed to the photographers Southworth & Hawes of Boston, Mass. A note in the hand of Edward T. Stuart that identifies the photograph is attached to the case.

1 photograph : daguerreotype, b&w ; visible oval image 12 x 9 cm. (half-plate), in case 15 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7636754

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Tobey, Elisabeth Sprague, 1842-1911

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Southworth & Hawes

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Attributed to the photographic firm of Southworth & Hawes. This photographic print was one of a series of prints that formed a panoramic view of the city of Boston taken from the State House in 1858. The individual prints have been reproduced several times; this particular print probably dates from the late nineteenth century. From the description of View from the State House, looking North East [graphic]. [1858] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 70822186 ...