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Robert Cornelius
[Henry Howard Houston, 1820-1895]
1840
Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate
Library Company of Philadelphia
Print Dept. Cased photos [P.8896.1]
LL/50464
Portrait of Houston as a young man. He has a full head of hair, and is wearing a wide black tie. Houston was a prominent Philadelphia businessman with interests in railroads, shipping and oil. His real estate dealings led to the development of the Chestnut Hill neighborhood in Philadelphia.
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Robert Cornelius, 1840, "[Henry Howard Houston, 1820-1895]", Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, Library Company of Philadelphia, Print Dept. Cased photos [P.8896.1], LL/50464
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