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LL/58896
Unidentified photographer
1861, 14 February (accompanying letter)
King Rama IV, or King Mongkut, with his daughter Somdetch Chow-Fa-ying

Daguerreotype
National Archives and Records Administration
National Archives Identifier: 5918073, Ceremonial Letters from Siam, 06/10/1856 - 03/16/1956, Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002
 
This daguerreotype was sent as a ceremonial gift from King Mongkut of Siam to President James Buchanan. This item is mentioned in item "Translation of a Letter from King Mongkut of Siam to President James Buchanan" (ARC Identifier 6923530), which is dated February 14, 1861.
 
LL/58896


 

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