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Austin Corser. Black tie vest, long hair, underchin whiskers. 1/6 plate, oval mat. Paper covered wooden case, with fancy painted medallion of woman in frame on front cover. Good condition.
Mrs. H. Brisbin? Sitter or donor? Woman. Single portrait. Small plain collar, plain dress. 1/6 plate. Paper covered case, square indented mat; good condition.
Unidentified woman and man. Man: black tie, clean shaven. Woman: lace collar, broach, long gold chain. Small 1/6 size plate; Leather case, hinge broken
Unidentified woman, bow in hair, satin collar, with cameo pin in fron. Oval gilt mat, with flowers. Case is paper covered wood.
Lyman Young, Company "D", 27th Infantry. On plain glass, excellent condition; backing peeling awy, mat with scroll design in excellent condition; case paper covered wood, medallion design with flowers in center, fair condition.
Uncle Sam and Aunt Mary Smith (from Mrs. Jessie Swift, Grand Ledge) seated couple, long dress, embroidered collar and cuffs, man with suit, white shirt with high collar and black bow tie. 1/4 plate, gilted mat with some tarnish, facing cover, rich red plush case covered wood, which resembles a book, good condition.
Grandmother Page, Peggy L. Griffin, born 05-30-1781, died 02-06-1856, was married to Webster Page in 1805 who died Oct. 1819. Oval mat with scroll corners, good condition; case is paper covered wood with geometric design, fair condition; mat made by Dean Emerson of Worchester, Massachusetts.
Noah Case Ward, Co. D, 5th Michigan Cavalry, handlebar moustache, backdrop of grecian columns, mountain background, excellent condition, mat, gilt, oval with design of Grecian columns garlanded with roses, cupids, bows on top of columns. Made by Scotville Mfg. Co., Waterbury, Conn., excellent condition, in plastic frame for wall hanging, design of flowers in corners, excellent condition.
Unidentified man, stern look, hair combed over ears, black suit and tie. 1/4 plate, case paper covered wood oval and scroll design, hinge broken, gilt scroll design mat, good condition.
Fletcher Jenison, father of William F., came from Byron, N.Y., to settle in Eagle, Mich. in 1838. Man holding cane. Seated, on antique cranberry glass, excellent condition; oval gilt mat, case paper covered wood with hing broken, and bottom board missing.
Landscape, tavern at 6 mile road and Woodward Ave., Detroit, where Eleanor Williams Havewell was born 1859, Williams Hotel, buggy and horses along side. 2 story building. Fair condition, rectangular frame, fair condition, 1/2 case missing.
Detroit, (Mich.)
Chester Farrand, Company B, Second Michigan Infantry. On plain glass, lacquered back, in poor condition, oval gilt mat in excellent condition, made by Dean Emerson, Worchester, Mass. 1/2 case of paper covered wood in fair condition
Union soldier, with sword drawn at attention, 1st Sargent stripes on sleeves, standing. On plain glass, with black laquer backing, slightly scratched, in fair condition; mat of oval gilt with scroll design and basket weave background, no case.
Minature portrait of young boy, suit and tie, freckles, no mat, no case.
Two unidentified men, one with uniform, one in Civil War clothes, both wearing hats, flag used as back drop. Mat oval with flowers in corner, no case.
Unidentified man, portrait badly tarnished, some hand scribing around image on plate to outline image, name stamped in edge of daguerreotype "L.B. Biusee Co., N.Y." 1/6 plate, facing inside cover deep purple plush with elegant flower motif. Case paper covered wood, burgandy in color with gold inlay, good condition.
Landscape view of city of Lansing, c.1855, Lansing House in foreground, taken from original Capitol Building. On plain glass, mat gilt, some tarnish, case is paper covered wood, hinge broken.
Lansing (Mich.)
Unidentified woman, print dress, earrings, broach at collar, long chain around neck, good condition. Mat oval gilt, with flags, cannon, drum and words "The Union now and forever" written at bottom, in excellent condition. Case is paper covered wood, hinge broken, in excellent condition.
Unidentified woman with the name "Adams" in ink on facing, woman has bandage around mouth, over the ears and tied to back of head. On plain glass, backing peeling away badly; mat oval with embossed designs, excellent condition; case is paper covered wood with scroll work.
Unidentified young woman, dark dress, open book on table next to her, ribbons in hair. 1/9 plate; scalloped mat in excellent condition; case is paper covered wood with geometric design. Inside cover reads: "Ferry-3081-Daguerreotype"
Unidentified man with soldiers clothes. Unusual octagon shape, oval mat gilt; case is plastic octagon shaped as well. Inside under photo: S. Pecks Patent, Oct. 3, 1854, H. Halverson's Patent Aug. 7th 1855.
Unidentified man, coat, vest and tie, excellent condition. Mat, gilt, oval with flower and leaf design, in good condition. Case of paper covered wood with leaf design in excellent condition.
Unidentified man, seated, mustache and beard, blue gloves in hand, elegant pose, some hand coloring. 1/6 plate; oval mat, some tarnish; case is paper covered wood in excellent condition. Inside facing reads "Beckers and Piard, 201 Broadway, New York.
Unidentified threesome performing ceremony of unknown reason, man presenting key to woman, and another man in background, standing between them. Excellent condition, mat gilt with birds, flowers, and leaves; inscribed, beautiful green plush facing, case leather covered wood with grape vine and scalloped scroll design, good condition.
Unidientified Civil War soldier, without hat, gilt painted on buttons, in excellent condition, mat oval, gilt with flower and leaf design, case is paper covered wood, 1/2 missing in poor condition.
Mae Stark Sutherland, mother of Jessie Swift of Grand Ledge. 10 year old girl in watered taffeta dress. 1/6 plate; scalloped mat, somewhat tarnished; case is paper covered wood; clasp gone; hinge good.
Grand Ledge (Mich.)
Unidentified young man, coat, vest, shirt and tie. Some fingerprints on plate, backing falling away, oval mat with American flags in corner. Bottom reads "Constitution and Union" "July 4". Good condition, case, cloth covered wood, with the American Flag on the front panel, hinge broken, in fair condition.
Unidientified woman seated in chair, hands on lap, bonnet off head. 1/4 plate; rectangular mat; inside facing red plush scroll work, case is paper covered wood, badly worn; hinge and clasps good; fair condition.
Unidentified man of 18-20 years old, with hat on, high collar, white shirt with ascot tie. 1/6 plate; rectangular mat, excellent condition; case is paper covered wood with floral design, good condition.
Likeness of a young girl who with her sister was held in slavery by her own father in northern Alabama. They were both sent north by the 3rd. Michigan Cavalry, presented by Capt. F.C. Anderson. Portrait on raspberry colored antique glass, message above was with ambrotype. Mat oval, gilt with flowers in corners, no frame, no case.
Unidentified man in standing pose with arms folded across chest. Man is dressed in plaid vest, high collared white shirt. There are books on stand next to him. 1/6 plate; rectangular mat; good condition. Beautiful red plush with three flowers inset; case is paper covered wood in fair condition.
Unidentified Civil War soldier, wearing lieutenant bars on shoulders, with sword on belt, seated. Beautiful scalloped mat with intricate patterns, case of paper covered wood with scalloped designs, 1/2 case missing.
Hamlin side of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin Campaign button, 1860 circular, gilt, tin with Hannibal Hamlin stamped on outside with year 1860 on bottom with flowers and leaves between the dark and lettering. Opposite side with Abraham Lincoln.
Small boy, unidentified, seated in chair, with hands on lap. 1/6 plate, oval plain mat, good condition, case designed to look like book, red plush facing with floral design, hinge weak but intact.
Double portrait of Harriet C. Hawley, one on ambrotype and another on ferrotype, same person on both at different ages. Ambrotype shows Harriet C. Hawley seated wearing a shoulder cut dress, earrings, broach, and necklace hand painted, lace mitts. Ambrotype in good condition, oval mat with scroll work corners. Ferrotype shows Harriet C. Hawley seated wearing a print dress, hair tied back, some jewelry not painted on, oval mat; no glass protection, fair condition. Both images in case of paper covered wood with scroll design, hinge weak.
Unidentified young boy, name "Plumbe" stamped in edge. Excellent condition; 1/6 plate; mat plain gilt; case is leather covered wood with scroll design, good condition.
Double portrait, DeWitt C. Kenyon, Co. B. 13th Michigan Infantry, and on other side, Viola A. Kenyon, (see letter in biog. section of vertical file: Kenyon), in good condition, both mats, non-pareil, gilt, with flower and leaf design, case by Littlefield and Parsons Co., plastic, case cracked and broken at one rivet point.
Unidentified Civil War soldier, from collection of Civil War comrades of Pvt. Joseph H Thomas of 16th Michigan Infantry, small oval "gem" size, in fair condition, some emulsion loss, no mat, no case, donated Jan. 1980 by William C. Reeder, Abington, Ill. who bought Civil War effects of Pvt. Thomas at auction.
Thomas Wing, (ancestor of Jessie Swift, Grand Ledge) 1/6 plate, oval mat with gilt trim, excellent condition. Case is paper covered wood embossed with shield and eagle with gilt trim, excellent condition.
Unidentified man, beard, bow tie, vest and jacket. On plain glass; laquered back; beautiful gilt mat with geometric designs, no case.
Minature portrait of Abraham Lincoln, oval mat with flowers in corner, fair condition, no case.
Ozro Dunham, seated, small bow tie, white collar turned down. Good condition, on amber glass; over plain mat; 1/2 case missing; case is paper covered wood.
Perry E. Newman, Co. E. 29th Infantry, age 16 1/2, in Civil War uniform, rifle at side, with bayonet attached, painted background, gilt painted pompons on coat, scratched, fair condition, full standing pose, mat rectangular gilt with floral design, case plastic, design of currants around edge, cluster of fruit inside scroll, made by "Littlefield, Parsons and Co." excellent condition.
Unidentified man and his machine. 1/6 plate, rectangular mat, no case.
Unidentified man, head and shoulder pose. Oval mat with flowers, case paper covered wood, hinge broken, fair condition.
George B. Arnold and friend, dressed in suits, with Civil War hats on, on rose colored antique glass, surface somewhat scratched. Mat rectangular with scroll work, in excellent condition, case tooled leather covered wood, made to look like a fine book.
Outside landscape of hotel (no name) 2 story, wagons loaded with goods, buggies, men in top hats. Fair condition, emulsion cracked, tarnished, black velvet backing, mat rectangular gilt. Case is paper covered wood, one side gone, hinge weak, interior facing red plush.
Harriet Mightser Jackson, and Jeptha Jackson from Burton Eagle, portrait of woman and young child. May be ferrotype, plain rectangular gilt mat, case paper covered wood, hinge taped.
Four men in a triagular pose, each wearing a suit, tie, vest and coat. One man is bearded. On loan from "Lizzie Cowles". Daguerreotype almost poor condition. 1/6 plate, oval mat with floral design, opposite cover red plush with flower design. Case is paper covered wood, hinge broken, gilt relief around an oval flower design, fair condition.
