Sixth-plate clear-glass ambrotype; cracked plate upper right corner; original seal, Blindstamp lower left on mat, "R.H. VANCE", blindstamp lower right on mat: "CUTTING'S PAT. / JULY 4 & 11 1854", and Companion image for Item 69, children from same family
Half-plate clear-glass hand-tinted ambrotype with asphaltum backing; original seal, Blindstamp lower left on mat, "CUTTING'S PATENT / JULY 4 & 11 1854", blindstamp lower right on mat, "R.H. VANCE / SAN FRANCISCO", Full leather case with an oriental motif, and Same subjects as Item 74
Quarter-plate hand-tinted clear-glass ambrotype with metal back plate; original seal; evidence of asphaltum removal; stain in upper area of image, Blindstamp on mat, "J. A. Clayton / San Jose", Full black leather case, with an elaborate geometric scroll motif with jewel motif in center of cover, and Behind image an erased pencil inscription, "Maryu" on green backing paper. Inscription on metal back plate, "this backing added 5-22-88 / K.A."
Half-plate ambrotype, Full leather case, geometric design; imprint on velvet pad of case: "R.H. VANCE'S/ PREMIUM DAGUERREAN & PATENT / AMBROTYPE GALLERY / SAN FRANCISCO & SACRAMENTO", and May represent the earliest known photographic image of a full bridal costume in the American Pacific West
Oakland, California, Ninth-plate clear-glass ambrotype with asphaltum backing; no seal, and Identified as probably the woman posed second from right in Item 163
Unidentified location, California, Quarter-plate clear-glass ambrotype; no seal, Full leather case with jewel medallion motif, and Daniel Showalter was a member of California state assembly, representing the 6th District, Mariposa County, 1857-58, 1861-62, and a pro-Confederate secessionist during the Civil War. The unidentified Native American or Chicano man is also depicted in Items 198 and 199
Oakland, California, Attributed to William Shew, Half-plate clear-glass hand-tinted ambrotype with brown velvet backing; original seal, and Full brown leather case with jeweled medallion with heart-shaped scrolls