Title:
[Solomon Yeakel, age 21.]
Abstract:
Three-quarter length portrait of a young man with a beard, holding a hat. He is dressed in work clothes, with a revolver tucked
in his belt.
Date:
[ca. 1850-1855]
Subject:
Men
Young adults
Pioneers -- California
Miners
Firearms
Note:
Mat and possibly preserver are not consistent with date of image, and presumed to have been added later.
Type:
Portraits
Daguerreotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; sixth plate, visible image 6.4 x 5 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">On mat (written on left, then continued on right side): Dean
& Emerson Patented Dec. 24 1861 / Worcester Mass. No. 60. Label (handwritten): Solomon Yeakel age 21 crossed the plains to
Calif. 1849 to mine for gold. He enlisted in 1861 at the age of 32 years in 7th Penna-Volunteers Co. C., and was in battle
of Bull Run.;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: decorative
oval. Preserver: decorative.;;;displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral / geometric. Material: paper
over wood? Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.2 cm. Pad: velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label - 644 (from prior owner). Case is
probably not original to image.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:021--CASE
Filename:
brk00040006_8a.tif
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