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Caroline A. Allcott Stone
1834
Aperture type hollow-cut silhouette of Caroline A. Allcott Stone, sister-in-law of Dr. Increase A. Lapham. Subject faces right (proper left), and wears her hair swept up.
Lydia C. Sawyer
1837
Hollow-cut silhouette of Lydia C. Sawyer, who died Feb. 11, 1837 at age 22. Portrait faces right (proper left), with hair up, and a fringed collar.
Captain George Myrick
1844
Blueprint from aperture silhouette of Captain George Myrick (1767-1844) of Nantucket, Mass. He faces left (proper right) and is wearing a top hat and necktie.
Unidentified Young Man
circa 1850-1859
Sixteenth plate daguerreotype of an unidentified young man. Head and shoulders portrait facing forward. He is wearing a white shirt, suit coat and cravat.
Mary A. Campbell Freeman
circa 1870-1879
Hollow-cut silhouette, facing right (proper left), of Mary A. Campbell Freeman (Mrs. James Freeman). Born in Genoa?, NY, married in 1826.
Mary Smith Campbell
circa 1870-1879
Hollow-cut silhouette, facing right (proper left), of Mary Smith Campbell (Mrs. Hugh Campbell). Born in Bedford, NH.
