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Two Daguerreotypes, ca. 1850. Gold miner, Post mortem dog.

William Clements Library Adopt a Piece of History Bookplate

Two Daguerreotypes, ca. 1850. Gold miner, Post mortem dog.


Adopted by

Cinda-Sue Davis

in honor of

“My grandson Henry Robert Gates.”

Theophilus Larned (1828-1903), with pick and shovel. Daguerreotype, ca. 1850. Unidentified Photographer.
Larned was born in Ontario and became a resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan after his travels to the gold fields of California.

Also included from the same source is an uncommon post-mortem daguerreotype of a dog, held by a boy.
Post mortem daguerreotype of a dog. Daguerreotype, ca. 1850. Unidentified Photographer.