Mr. Whistler [photograph], [ca. 1855].

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Mr. Whistler [photograph], [ca. 1855].

Half-plate daguerreotype in leather case of a man identified as "Mr. Whistler," possibly the painter James McNeill Whistler. The photograph was taken ca. 1855 by Southworth & Hawes of Boston, Mass.

1 photograph : daguerreotype, b&w ; visible oval image 13 x 9 1/2 cm. (half-plate), in case 18 x 15 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7643921

Massachusetts Historical Society

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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 ...

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903

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American painter, etcher and author. From the description of Autograph letters, signed with his name : Lindsey Houses, Chelsea, and 28 Wimple Street, to [James Key] Caird and J.E. Millais, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588842 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Miss Cobden, [May 1881/1884]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587769 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chelsea, London, to Waldo Story, the sculptor, pos...