W. & W. H. Lewis (142 Chatham St., New York) 1849 (ca) Merchant Marine sailor
Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada Heavily tinted image of a sailor in very fine Merchant Marine uniform. Lewis was more well known as one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of cameras and equipment to the photographic trade. He was the first manufacturer to use bellows in an American made camera. (Matt Isenburg)
