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Unknown maker — Untitled (Clement L. Vallandigham, Congressman from Ohio)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Clement L. Vallandigham, Congressman from Ohio)

1855

Capturing a significant political figure during the tumultuous 1850s, this daguerreotype represents both the technical mastery of early photography and important documentation of Ohio's congressional history.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Clement L. Vallandigham, Congressman from Ohio), 1855

Capturing a significant political figure during the tumultuous 1850s, this daguerreotype represents both the technical mastery of early photography and important documentation of Ohio's congressional history.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1855
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Political, Documentary, American, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Male, Daguerreotype

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