| Unidentified photographer King Rama IV, or King Mongkut, with his daughter Somdetch Chow-Fa-ying 1861, 14 February (accompanying letter) Daguerreotype National Archives and Records Administration National Archives Identifier: 5918073, Ceremonial Letters from Siam, 06/10/1856 - 03/16/1956, Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 LL/58896 This daguerreotype was sent as a ceremonial gift from King Mongkut of Siam to President James Buchanan. This item is mentioned in item "Translation of a Letter from King Mongkut of Siam to President James Buchanan" (ARC Identifier 6923530), which is dated February 14, 1861.
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