Title:
[Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Benson & son Charles]
Creator/Contributor:
Hamilton, Charles F., photographer (photographer)
Date:
[between 1854 and 1858?]
Identifier:
DAG-0130
Format:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; half plate, visible image 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Content/Description:
Seated portrait of Mrs. (left) & Mr. H.A. Benson (right) with son Charles (center) in long white dress.
Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material:
Hamilton's maker's mark on mat.
Image Package Note:
Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: decorative oval. Preserver: decorative.
Case or Exterior Container Note:
Type: case. Motif: floral. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 6 x 4 ¾ in. Pad: embossed brown velvet. Notes: case unhinged.
General Administrative Note:
DAGUERREOTYPE-V: BENSON, H. A. (MR. & MRS. & SON CHARLES) C
Alternative Form:
Copy prints available for viewing filed in the Portrait File under "Benson, H. A."; accession number 2000-0198 through 2000-0201.
Negatives, No. 26,519a-f (4x5 in.) B/W, color, and color transparencies.
Negatives, No. 26,519a-f (4x5 in.) B/W, color, and color transparencies.
Subjects:
Pioneers--California.
Mothers & children--Portraits.
Families--Portraits.
Children--Portraits.
Benson, H. A.--Portraits.
Couples.
Fathers & children.
Infants.
Boys.
Women.
Men.
Genre/Format:
Group portraits.
Ambrotypes.