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1.Unidentified photographer
1854
Wetmore sisters

Daguerreotype, 1/2 plate
Private collection of Nelson Anderson
A historical footnote relates the following about this image: This half plate daguerreotype is of sisters Harriet Cooper Wetmore, Born 10 July 1828 and Cornelia Brower Wetmore, Born 11 September 1832 both of New London, Connecticut. This image was taken in 1854 just one year prior to Cornelia's (right) marriage to Richard Haven Chapell of the same city. He was a ships merchant and was among the first to sail into the newly purchased Alaskan territory to harvest fur seals in the 1860's. The clarity [of the original] is so good you can clearly see that Harriet had a rather severe case of acne!
 
Original image is restored and enhanced at the request of the owner, Nelson Anderson (Flickr/Inferno55).
 
LL/34307
2.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Wetmore sisters, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
A historical footnote relates the following about this image: This half plate daguerreotype is of sisters Harriet Cooper Wetmore, Born 10 July 1828 and Cornelia Brower Wetmore, Born 11 September 1832 both of New London, Connecticut. This image was taken in 1854 just one year prior to Cornelia's (right) marriage to Richard Haven Chapell of the same city. He was a ships merchant and was among the first to sail into the newly purchased Alaskan territory to harvest fur seals in the 1860's. The clarity [of the original] is so good you can clearly see that Harriet had a rather severe case of acne!
 
Original image is restored and enhanced at the request of the owner, Nelson Anderson (Flickr/Inferno55).
 
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34308
3.John Steele (restoration)
1854 (Daguerreotype) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Wetmore Sisters, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
A historical footnote relates the following about this image: This half plate daguerreotype is of sisters Harriet Cooper Wetmore, Born 10 July 1828 and Cornelia Brower Wetmore, Born 11 September 1832 both of New London, Connecticut. This image was taken in 1854 just one year prior to Cornelia's (right) marriage to Richard Haven Chapell of the same city. He was a ships merchant and was among the first to sail into the newly purchased Alaskan territory to harvest fur seals in the 1860's. The clarity [of the original] is so good you can clearly see that Harriet had a rather severe case of acne!
 
Original image is restored and enhanced at the request of the owner, Nelson Anderson (Flickr/Inferno55).
 
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34201
4.Unidentified photographer
1860s
Bride

Positive - type uncertain
Provided by the artist - John Steele
LL/34305
5.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Bride, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34306
6.John Steele (restoration)
1860s (original) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Bride, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34202
7.Unidentified photographer
1860s-1870s (ca)
Better smiles

Positive - type uncertain
Provided by the artist - John Steele
LL/34303
8.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Better smiles, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34304
9.John Steele (restoration)
1860s-1870s (ca, original) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Better smiles, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34203
10.Unidentified photographer
1860s-1870s (ca)
Wedding couple

Tintype
Provided by the artist - John Steele
LL/34301
11.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Wedding couple, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34302
12.John Steele (restoration)
1860s-1870s (ca) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Wedding couple, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34204
13.Unidentified photographer
1854
Mother and daughter

Positive - type uncertain
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34298
14.Unidentified photographer
1854
Mother and daughter

Positive - type uncertain
Provided by the artist - John Steele
LL/34299
15.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Mother and daughter, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34300
16.John Steele (restoration)
1854 (original) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Mother and daughter, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34205
17.Unidentified photographer
1870s
Portrait of a young woman

Positive - type uncertain
Private collection of Leigh McKinnon
Original used with permission of its' owner, Leigh McKinnon (LJMcK, Flickr) - mckinnon@impulse.net.au
 
LL/34295
18.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Portrait of a young woman, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Original used with permission of its' owner, Leigh McKinnon (LJMcK, Flickr) - mckinnon@impulse.net.au
 
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34296
19.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Portrait of a young woman, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Original used with permission of its' owner, Leigh McKinnon (LJMcK, Flickr) - mckinnon@impulse.net.au
 
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34297
20.John Steele (restoration)
1870s (original) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Portrait of a young woman, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34206
21.Unidentified photographer
1850s
Californian prospector

Daguerreotype
Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada
Original used for educational and NAPP webpage display with permission by the owner Matthew Isenburg; the Daguerreian Society. http://daguerre.org/index.php
 
LL/34293
22.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Californian prospector, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Original used for educational and NAPP webpage display with permission by the owner Matthew Isenburg; the Daguerreian Society. http://daguerre.org/index.php
 
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34294
23.John Steele (restoration)
1850s (early) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Californian prospector, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34207
24.Unidentified photographer / artist
1850s (early)
Flowers and lace

Positive - type uncertain
Private collection of Nelson Anderson
Original used with permission by the owner Nelson Anderson (Inferno55, Flickr).
 
LL/34291
25.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Flowers and lace, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Original used with permission by the owner Nelson Anderson (Inferno55, Flickr).
 
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34292
26.John Steele (restoration)
1850s (original) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Flowers and lace, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34208
27.Unidentified photographer
1850
Jenny Lind

Positive - type uncertain
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Library of Congress: No known restrictions on publication.
 
LL/34289
28.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Jenny Lind, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34290
29.John Steele (restoration)
1850 (original) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Jenny Lind, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34209
30.Mathew Brady's Studio
1850s
Unidentified woman, possibly Phoebe Cary

Positive - type uncertain
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
LL/34287
31.John Steele (restoration)
2010 (ca)
Unidentified woman, possibly Phoebe Cary, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34288
32.John Steele (restoration)
1850s (original) 2010 (ca, restoration)
Unidentified woman, possibly Phoebe Cary, digital restoration of a nineteenth century photograph

Digital restoration
Provided by the artist - John Steele
Created using MAC Photoshop CS4. The images were supplied to Luminous-Lint in January 2010.
 
LL/34210
   
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