Portrait of a fireman, Eureka Company No. 4, Sacramento, California

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (12.07 × 19.05 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3/4 inches (12.07 × 9.53 × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.50.40

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DescriptionVertical image of a young fireman in uniform seated with his left arm resting on the back of a wooden chair; his hat and belt marked "EUREKA" and "4". This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside a traditional brown leather-covered case with an enbossed red velvet liner.

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