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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.55 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige regarding a daguerreotype |
| Date | ca. 1848 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, Harriette Story |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his sister-in-law Paige that it is "no day for a daguerreotype." States that he can not reconcile himself to a change in his stance suggested by the artist George P. A. Healy, claiming "everyone who knows me would laugh to see me holding out my left arm in that manner." |
| Subjects | Photography Art, Music, Theater, and Film Politics |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, Harriette Story (1806-1863) Healy, George Peter Alexander (1813-1894) |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige discussing a portrait of himself |
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