Nicolay, John G., 1832-1901 Daguerreotype of Nicolay with staff of Pittsfield, Ill. "Free Press" [framed]

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GLC#
GLC05133.02
Type
Images
Date
1854-1856 ca.
Author/Creator
Nicolay, John G., 1832-1901
Title
Daguerreotype of Nicolay with staff of Pittsfield, Ill. "Free Press" [framed]
Place Written
[Pittsfield, Ill.]
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 12 cm, Width: 11.1 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Cased image showing four men in a printing office, including owner and editor Nicolay. The image is in a contemporary wooden frame. Nicolay stands second from left. According to Sothebys, the pencil inscription on the back of the frame ("Free Press") was supposed to have been written by his daughter Helen Nicolay. Conservator notes that the stamp on the clad plate is that of Louis L. Bis<hop> manufacturing in New York from 1845-47 (see report).

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