[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a man with a telescope, with letter from Eben Seavey of Scarborough, Maine referencing a Captain Elisha Newcomb.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$500
Sold for $594
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a man with a telescope, with letter from Eben Seavey of Scarborough, Maine referencing a Captain Elisha Newcomb.
Sixth plate portrait of a man holding a telescope in his lap. (Tarnishing to edges, spotting to mat and preserver.) Housed in a full pressed paper case. (surface wear, discoloration).
[With:] SEAVEY, Eben. Autograph Letter. Scarborough, 18 March 1848. 1 page, 7 7/8 x 10 in.. (creased, with one area of loss, some chipping to left edge, and discoloration throughout). Seavey writes to a "Mr. Oliver," about furnishing some "slack claim bait" that Captain Elisha Newcomb was unable to supply. Note at bottom of letter instructs Mr. Oliver to "Direct to Eben Seavey in the care of Capt Elisha Newcomb."
The Federal Census of 1860 lists an Elisha Newcomb being 61 years old, living in Scarborough, ME, and having the occupation of "Sea Captain." The Census for the following decade lists (perhaps the same) Elisha Newcomb, age 73, of Scarborough Maine as a "Clam Digger."
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