Twelve daguerreotypes by an unidentified photographer housed in a folding walnut wood case that depict images of the Mexican War, circa 1847-1848. The images include views of United States Army troops, General John Ellis Wool and his staff, Lieutenant Abner Doubleday, the Virginia Regiment and an artillery battalion of Major Lucien Bonaparte Webster in and around Saltillo, Mexico, taken between February 1847 and June 1848. Other images depict Saltillo and include the Templo de San Francisco de Asís, the Parroquia de Santiago (later known as the Catedral de Saltillo), the town plaza and Calle Real. Two views of Saint Augustine, Florida, consist of the of Castillo de San Marcos (also known as Fort Marion) and the Old City Gates at the north end of Saint George Street. One hand-colored daguerreotype is a copy photograph of a detail portion of a lithograph entitled, "Poblanas," created by Emile Lassalle in 1836 based on a drawing by Carl Nebel, which depicts one Mexican man and three young Mexican women
Description:
Accompanied by a box list., Negatives available., Most are identified with manuscript captions on affixed labels., and Wooden case includes ownership inscription of H. (Herman) Armour Smith (born 1883) and former director of the Hudson River Museum.
Subject (Geographic):
Saint Augustine (Fla.) and Saltillo (Coahuila, Mexico)
Subject (Name):
Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893, Wool, John Ellis, 1789-1875, Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Fla.), Catedral de Saltillo (Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico), and Templo de San Francisco de Asís (Saltillo, Mexico)
Subject (Topic):
Old City Gates (St. Augustine, Fla.) and Mexican War, 1846-1848
