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Van Valkenburgh, Edward Porter, fl. 1865-1908 [Framed daguerreotype portrait of Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00686.35 Author/Creator: Van Valkenburgh, Edward Porter, fl. 1865-1908 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1850-1860 Pagination: 1 daguerreotype Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 8.2 cm Order a Copy

1/6th plate daguerreotype of clean-shaven man in suit. Square leather covered wooden frame with border, star and scrollwork design on back. Photo surrounded by gilt oval.

Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit, fl. 1850-1905

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