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Unknown Artist — Solomon Clark Spelman and Martha W. Spelman in front of S.C. Spelman General Store, Hampden, MA

Unknown Artist

Solomon Clark Spelman and Martha W. Spelman in front of S.C. Spelman General Store, Hampden, MA

1852

Beyond mere portraiture, this daguerreotype serves as valuable social documentation of small-town American commerce and family enterprise in the mid-1800s.

Medium
daguerreotype, sixth plate

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