| Marcus Aurelius Root Gilbert C. Pryor about 1856 1856 (ca) Daguerreotype, 1/2 plate Library Company of Philadelphia Accession number: P.9643.1 LL/52603 Waist-length portrait of Philadelphia merchant, Gilbert Pryor, facing slightly to the right. He wears a jacket, high-collared shirt, and wide necktie. At the time of this portrait, Pryor worked on North Front Street. He had lived in Philadelphia for over twenty years pursuing work as varied as tailor, clerk, and accountant. Pryor does not appear in Philadelphia city directories after 1855.
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