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LL/6400 |  | Unidentified photographer
[Quaker Sisters]
1853
Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, with applied colour
6.9 x 8.2 cm
George Eastman Museum
© 2004 George Eastman House
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LL/6517 |  | Mathew Brady's Studio
[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated]
1850, Sept
Daguerreotype, whole plate, gold toned
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
DAG no. 509X / cph 3g06777
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LL/6753 |  | Ahmad Ali Khan
Portrait of Nawab Raj Begum Sahibah of Oudh
1855 (ca)
British Library
© British Library
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LL/6834 |  | Erwin Hanfstaengl
Quartermaster Fabry of the 1st Hussars - Grande Armée
1858 (ca)
12 in tall x 10 in
Brown University Library, Special Collections
Courtesy of Brown University, Special Collections, Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection
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Contextual notes:
Research into fashion trends prior to 1900 relies heavily upon the engravings found in the magazines as photographs were not commonly used in magazines before that.
Photographs were rarely taken as a conscious process to preserve fashion details but they have come to be highly prized by those interested in the historical costumes as a reliable source of information. The examples here illustrate different clothing styles. |
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