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Lot 858
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of women with facial abnormalities, comprising: 
Sale 1096 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Nov 11, 2022
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Nov 21, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of women with facial abnormalities, comprising: 

Seated portrait of a woman appearing to have a cleft lip, holding a fan in her lap. (Minor tarnishing to edges, clouding throughout plate; resealed 1997.) Housed in a half case. -- Seated portrait of a woman appearing to have an eye issue. (Tarnishing to edges, spotting and at least two dings to plate; partially resealed.) Housed in a half case. -- Together, 2 sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of women with facial abnormalities. 

19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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