Daguerreotype

[Jmach]

Good afternoon,

Not sure if anyone can help me but I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have a Daguerreotype photo, which I believe to be of Sam Richards. It is housed in the original bound case, which has seen better days. This photo is in the left of the case and it includes a second daguerreotype of someone else in the right portion of the case. I do not recognize the gentleman in the second photo.
Is there any way to authenticate the daguerreotype?

Appreciate any info,

Justin

 

[Manassas 1861]

Good afternoon,

Not sure if anyone can help me but I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have a Daguerreotype photo, which I believe to be of Sam Richards. It is housed in the original bound case, which has seen better days. This photo is in the left of the case and it includes a second daguerreotype of someone else in the right portion of the case. I do not recognize the gentleman in the second photo.
Is there any way to authenticate the daguerreotype?

Appreciate any info,

Justin

Can you please post a picture of the image?

 

[Salterr]

Good afternoon,

Not sure if anyone can help me but I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have a Daguerreotype photo, which I believe to be of Sam Richards. It is housed in the original bound case, which has seen better days. This photo is in the left of the case and it includes a second daguerreotype of someone else in the right portion of the case. I do not recognize the gentleman in the second photo.
Is there any way to authenticate the daguerreotype?

Appreciate any info,

Justin

There is a civil war photo website that uses AI to match known faces to names. Civilwarphotosleuth.com
If you remove the image from the case there may be a name inscribed behind it either on the case or image itself. Like you've noted. Original daguerreotype are sealed and can only be seen at certain angles because of how reflective they are. The gold frames on daguerreotype are usually very plain and may contain patent dates or makers stampings in the corners. Photos of your images would help. The plate size would also be important too. A daguerreotype would most likely be pre war for the most part. They were soon replaced with Ambrotypes and tintypes by the war

 

[Jmach]

Can you please post a picture of the image?

Good evening, I am sorry for the delay in posting a reply and pictures. I have been incapable due to multiple surgeries over the last few weeks on both of
my hands and have been unable to type, among other things.
I have attached included and attached a couple of pics. I am reluctant to remove them from their case as they are sealed and it would cause extensive damage.
The left image is much more worn than the right, but it is not damaged and that is not a crack, it is just the lighting as you will notice in other pics of the image. Depending on which way you view, it can be difficult to catch the image. One angle it looks like a picture, another angle a negative, and a different angle a mirror. (as is typical with daguerreotypes)
The left is who I believe to be Sam Richards. The nose and nostrils, the lump under the bottom lip, the chin, and the way is hair is worn all seem to match any images I can find of Sam Richards.
(what few I can locate)
Any additional info is appreciated.

 

[Manassas 1861]

It looks like the one on the left is a daguerreotype and the one on the right is an ambrotype.