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Unidentified Daguerreotypist 
An outdoor scene of a village and a group of girls at play 
1850 
  
Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate 
Swann Galleries - New York 
Sale 2257 Lot 30 
  
 
LL/44321 
  
Resealed; in a leather case (split at hinge).
 
A wonderful view that was produced during the same period as Currier & Ives's celebrated lithographs and recalls the playful, folksy iconography of this well-known American firm. The picture was apparently taken near a school house given the overall well-dressed appearance of the children. The location of this idealized rural view, replete with split rail fences and well-maintained outbuildings, may be the Amish region of Pennsylvania since a "hex" sign appears on the barn in the background. 
 

 
  
 
  
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