Visual Materials

Portrait of a young man [Sproston family?]

Description: Same man in photDAG 86. Small piece of paper behind photograph reads: "With respect of S. P. Allen, Clerk [of the] Senate, Albany, N.Y." Allen held this position in 1859; it is unclear if he is the sitter.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: [approximately 1859]
Call number: (photDAG 87)
Provenance: Acquired from various sources. Assembled into a collection by the Library from various sources. See finding aid for sources of individual items.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Items are fragile. Available with curatorial approval. Please view digital surrogates.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The copyright for daguerreotypes by Robert Shlaer (photDAG 116, photDAG 154) is held by Shlaer. For the rest of the collection, the responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

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