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Description
This tintype of Gov. William King (1768-1852), Maine's first governor, probably is a copy from a daguerreotype that was made in about 1845. The tintype probably was made in 1865.
King was from Bath. He served as governor from 1820-1821 and had been instrumental in gaining statehood for Maine in 1820.
About This Item
- Title: William King, Bath, ca. 1845
- Creation Date: circa 1865
- Subject Date: circa 1845
- Location: ME
- Media: Tintype
- Dimensions: 6.5 cm x 5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2003, Box 1/6 (2008.500.0011)
- Collection: Early photography collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Daguerreotype
- Governors--Maine
- King, William, 1768-1852--Portrait photographs
- Legislators--Maine
- Statehood (American politics)
- Statesmen--Maine
- Tintype
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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