William Emerson [photograph], [ca. 1851-1853].

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William Emerson [photograph], [ca. 1851-1853].

Hand-colored quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather case of William Emerson (1801-1868), brother of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He was also a lawyer and judge in the state of New York. The photograph was taken ca. 1851-1853 by Marcus Aurelius Root and Samuel Root of New York, N.Y.

1 photograph : daguerreotype, b&w, hand-colored ; visible oval image 9 x 7 cm. (quarter-plate), in case 12 x 9 1/2 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7640084

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888

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Root, Samuel I.

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Emerson, William, 1801-1868

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