1/4 Daguerreotype Man Wearing Mourning Hat ~ Rare Traveling Photographer HELIA photo booth 15 d leave 29 Jan

15 d leave 29 Jan to 12 Feb '64

and the last CDV is EITHER Brevet Brigadier General Edwin Francis Cook (1835-1867)

Dag has broken seals

but the plate itself appears to be flawless

1/4 Daguerreotype Man Wearing Mourning Hat ~ Rare Traveling Photographer HELIA photo booth 15 d leave 29 Jan1 4 daguerreotype of an important looking man wearing a top hat with an extra wide band, possibly a crepe mourning band. On the table next to him is a book or ledger. On the pad is "Taken by HELIA", a hard to find photographer who operated out of his traveling daguerrean wagon. Dag is in overall very good condition with tarnish ring and light tarnish, and a corrosion spot at the very top of his hat. There are a few tiny mat abrasions within the