Lot 139 - Antique 1/9th Plate Ambrotype Photograph Of Young Woman In Thermoplastic Union Case, Photographed By Wyman & Co., Boston, Littlefield, Parsons & Co. Case Patented 1857, With Advertising Card

Lot 139 - Antique 1/9th Plate Ambrotype Photograph Of Young Woman In Thermoplastic Union Case, Photographed By Wyman & Co., Boston, Littlefield, Parsons & Co. Case Patented 1857, With Advertising CardThis is a 1 9th plate Ambrotype photograph depicting a young woman with center parted dark hair wearing a white collared dress. Photographed by Wyman & Co., Boston. The photograph is housed in a thermoplastic union case patented by Littlefield, Parsons & Co., 1857. The case features a burgundy velvet interior with diamond shaped decorative motif. The image is set behind an oval brass mat with decorative border and cover glass. The verso includes an

shown standing with ceremonial sword and regalia

the diary records "principal occupations of the day

Pre-Auction Notes: Wear and patina as seen

Inscribed 1844

signs of wear

Vintage circa 1940s snapshot photograph album with string-bound paperboard covers documenting a serviceman's military service and personal life during the World War II era

Pre-Auction Notes: United States Internal Revenue Special Tax Stamp for a retail dealer in opium

and the interior includes patterned endpapers and a title page reading "Boston: Printed by order of the City Council" with the Boston seal vignette

Inner Side of the Skeleton of the Foot

including edge wear and surface marks

The tongue is detached

New York City Training School for Nurses