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Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified woman, Portland, ca. 1848

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Carleton of Portland often used the devices of portraiture in his daguerreotypes. On May 7, 1850, he announced in the Portland Advertiser that he had…"

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Joseph Leland of Saco, ca. 1850

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… Photographers sought to create the effect of portraiture by using painted backgrounds in their studios."