Reverend W. M. Steel
Artist
Lilbern W. Keen
(American, 1823 - 1907)
Dateca. 1860
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (13.97 x 11.43 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.33
InscribedBlack label on brass mat at bottom: "L.W. Keen, Artist." Note in back of case: "Grand Pa Steel, W.M. Steel, Taken in Decatur, Il., He used to preach in a black gown."
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DescriptionImage of man wearing a suit with a long black robe. His right arm is raised. This half plate dauerreotype is housed in a brass mat with maker's label at bottom. A lengthy note is housed inside the back of the case.Published ReferencesPaul M. Fink, Jonesborough: The First Century of Tennessee's First Town, 1776-1876 (Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press, 1989): 52-55. Aaron Akins and Janice Akins, The Living History of St. John's Episcopal Church: Decatur, Illinois, 1855-2000 (Decatur, Ill.: William Street Press, 1999): 3.
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