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LL/52603
Marcus Aurelius Root
1856 (ca)
Gilbert C. Pryor about 1856

Daguerreotype, 1/2 plate
Library Company of Philadelphia
Accession number: P.9643.1
 
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.
 
LL/52603


 

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