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Originally Posted by whaas2
The attached photo is of my great great great great grand mother, Frances Pace(1785-1845). Her father was in the revolutionary war. Her husband was Dr. John Wright Watson, the first medical doctor in Mt Vernon IL. Someone found this photo in a book, photo copied it and sent me a copier hard copy. I then scanned what they sent me. Frances passed away around 1845 so I presume that the photo was taken in the 1830's. I am sure that it was not a digital photo. Does anyone here know anything about what photographic processess were in use during the 1830's?
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Photography was invented in 1839. Most images before 1845 were daguerreotypes (the last two in my post above) but this image has a label at the bottom rather like was fashionable 20-40 years later. The lady in the image would need to be 55 years old were the photo from 1840 and the dates correct. I do not believe the image and inscription match. Style in photos was a very important thing and you can usually date images from clothing and photographic style. This one looks to me to be c. 1880. I am no expert and certainly could be off a decade or so but card photos would have to be a copy of a daguerreotype to date from pre 1845 and I do not see evidence of this in the image.
Looking again, I believe the image may not be a photograph but a drawing which was probably copied later so it could be shared with her family. If it is a photo, I do not see how it could be of someone who died in 1845.