| Unidentified photographer/creator Mrs Ruth Day n.d. Daguerreotype, 3/4 plate Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: Feb 21, 2008, 51, part 1 / lot 13) LL/27045 Mrs. Ruth Day, is seen at a table, holding a small book, probably a prayer book. Her lace shawl is nicely rendered. She outlived her daughter, dying in 1865 at age 85.
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