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Size | 3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 14 items) |
Abstract | The Daguerreotype Collection contains 14 images taken of individuals and couples seated or standing for portraits, circa 1839-1860. Individuals appearing in the images have been identified whenever possible. Known individuals are listed as subject access points. All of the images in this collection are encased with the exception of one framed item. Included are images of John Calvin McNair, who endowed a lecture series on science and religion at the University of North Carolina and an image of a painting of Richard Bennehan of the Cameron family of Orange County, N.C. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, 1997 and Patrick Cullom, 2011
Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, January 2011
Updated by: Patrick Cullom, March 2021
Back to TopThe following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
Daguerreotypes are considered to be the first photographic process that produced images that could be made widely available to the general public, due to the relative simplicity of the process and high quality of the images produced. The process was originally developed in France by Louis M. Daguerre in 1839 and was improved upon until the process was superseded by other simpler photographic processes that produced higher quality images (such as ambrotypes and tintypes). At the base of the daguerreotype is a silver-coated copper plate that has been coated with a light-sensitive iodine residue. The plate is then exposed to light via a camera and captures an image of what is in front of the camera. The image becomes visible after further processing. These types of images were typically encased in glass to protect them and to make the copper plates more decorative. This format was in use around the world from 1839 into the early 1860s.
Daguerreotypes were in production from the late 1830s into the early 1860s. This photographic format is considered to be the first method that resulted in images that could be made widely available to the public due to the relative simplicity of the process and high quality of the images produced. The resulting images were typically encased and brought photography into the general public marketplace.
Back to TopThe Daguerreotype Collection contains 5 images taken of individuals and couples seated or standing for portraits, circa 1839-1860. Individuals appearing in the images have been identified whenever possible. Known individuals are listed as subject access points, as are identified locations. Included are images of John Calvin McNair, who endowed a lecture series on science and religion at the University of North Carolina and an image of a painting of Richard Bennehan of the Cameron family of Orange County, N.C. When the plates have been measured, their size is also listed. The materials came from various donors.
Daguerreotypes are typically described using the following terms:
Arrangement: Accession number.
Includes images of unidentified white men and women seated for portraits.
Names included with descriptions come from original accessioning notes found with materials.
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0001 |
Portrait of unidentified white man, circa 18431 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22494. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0002 |
Portrait of unidentified white child, circa 18431 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22495. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0003 |
Portrait of unidentified white man, circa 18431 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22496. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0004 |
Portrait of unidentified white woman, circa 18431 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22497. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0005 |
Portrait of unidentified white woman, circa 18501 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22498. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0006 |
Portrait of two unidentified white girls, circa 1839-18601 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22499. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0007 |
Portrait of unidentified white man, circa 18431 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22500. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0008 |
Portrait of unidentified white woman, circa 18501 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22501. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0009 |
Portrait of unidentified white woman, circa 18501 encased image 1/6 plate; Accession number: 22502. |
Arrangement: Accession number.
Includes images of Sara Jane Kollock, John Calvin McNair, James Hand, and an unidentified white man and woman pictured together.
Names included with descriptions come from original accessioning notes found with materials.
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0010 |
Portrait of Sara Jane Kollock, circa 18551 encased image 1/9 plate; Accession number: 3402. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0011 |
Portrait of Mary(?) Nash, circa 18551 encased image 1/9 plate; Accession number: 3401. Originally labeled as Sara Jane Kollock, but is Mary Nash according to description found with original; written by Olivia Kollock. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0012 |
Portrait of John Calvin McNair, circa 18551 encased image Donated to University by Mrs. J.R. Boyd; Accession number: 4045. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0013 |
Portrait of unidentified white man and woman, circa 1839-18601 encased image 1/9 plate; Accession number: 31048. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/1
Image Folder PF-P0008/0014 |
Portrait of James Hand, circa 1839-18601 encased image Accession number: 31048. With copy print. |
Image Box
IB-P0008/2
Image Folder PF-P0008/0015 |
Portrait of Richard Bennehan, circa 18441 framed image This image was taken of a painted portrait owned by Mrs. John Labouisse of Richard Bennehan (1747-1825), a founder of the library at the University of North Carolina. |