Straw-hatted gold miner identified in pencil behind the image as J. Butler of Fall River MA proudly displaying large hand tinted gold nugget atop a D handle shovel which rests against large mining pick. The shirt has also been tinted to the typical blue of a miners flannel shirt. These shirts normally came in three colors, grey, blue and red. (Matt Isenburg)
We are seeking to improve the range of examples shown here and welcome additions from your own collection and those of insititutions. alan@luminous-lint.com
I'm seeking scans of painted Daguerreotypes, artists working on Daguerreotypes (illustrations of any type), and contemporary accounts of painting on Daguerreotypes.
