Historical Indulgences

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of a mother hiding behind her child]

via the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Photography Collection

• May 5 2012 | 48 Notes - Read More →
• Tags: vintagehistoryportraitdaguerreotypechildhidden mother

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   Happy mother’s day.

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   our daguerreotype...Ariana Trail (1852-1923) where you can just barely make out her slave...

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    Oh my goodness, you can see the crinkles in the mother’s eyes; you can almost imagine

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