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Daguerreotype Saloon. The Subscriber having located his SALOON IN THIS VILLAGE for a short time would take this opportunity to inform the inhabitants of the Village and vicinity that he is now prepared to take ORIGINAL DAGUERREOTYPES, or to Copy Daguerreotypes or Pictures ... [ caption title and text ] by Foster, J. A - 1850

by Foster, J. A

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Daguerreotype Saloon.  The Subscriber having located his SALOON IN THIS VILLAGE for a short time would take this opportunity to inform the inhabitants of the Village and vicinity that he is now prepared to take ORIGINAL DAGUERREOTYPES, or to Copy Daguerreotypes or Pictures ... [ caption title and text ] by Foster, J. A - 1850

Daguerreotype Saloon. The Subscriber having located his SALOON IN THIS VILLAGE for a short time would take this opportunity to inform the inhabitants of the Village and vicinity that he is now prepared to take ORIGINAL DAGUERREOTYPES, or to Copy Daguerreotypes or Pictures ... [ caption title and text ]

by Foster, J. A

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Prov. R. I. [ Providence, Rhode Island ]: Henry L. Tillinghast, 1850. First Edition. Near Fine. First Edition. Broadside. Single leaf, printed on recto only. 6 1/4 x 9 inches (16 x 23 cm). Wove paper, no watermarks. A nice impression noting some ghosting to the left of the larger characters (presumably from other copies printed at the same time). Signed in type "J. A. Foster" at base of leaf. An interesting piece of American Typography, with many different typefaces. Scarce, with 4 copies in OCLC/Worldcat as of this writing (2 at Houghton, one each at Library of Congress and Brown).
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  • Publisher Henry L. Tillinghast
  • Place of Publication Prov. R. I. [ Providence, Rhode Island ]
  • Date Published 1850
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[Broadside, Photography] Daguerreotype Saloon. The Subscriber having located his SALOON IN THIS VILLAGE for a short time would take this opportunity to inform the inhabitants of the Village and vicinity that he is now prepared to take ORIGINAL DAGUERREOTYPES, or to Copy Daguerreotypes or Pictures ... [caption title and text]

by Foster, J. A

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Prov. R. I. [ Providence, Rhode Island ]: Henry L. Tillinghast, 1855. First Edition. Near Fine. First Edition. Broadside. Single leaf, printed on recto only. 9 x 6 1/4 inches. Wove paper with no watermarks. Cleanly trimmed (with minor variation on upper edge). A nice impression noting some ink ghosting (presumably from other copies printed at the same time). Signed in type "J. A. Foster" at base of leaf. Intended for brief use in a town or village, these broadsides had a low survival rate. The photographer would pin them up or circulate in the village they were in, drumming up whatever business they could with this new wonder. Once they left, there was no use for the advertisement anymore. Traveling photographers left fewer traces of their businesses - even semi-permanent establishments could put advertisements on their photographs, in local papers, etc. The itinerant photographer was just that - moving around constantly. It is a wonder any record survived - and most we find were those presumably… Read More
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