Purchased in 2019. A Sixth Plate Daguerreotype of excellent quality in a fine case.
The Social Worker
I purchased this Ninth Plate Ambrotype in 2011. She came in a double image Union case which was in excellent condition though the image itself was not of the best quality. Inserted into the back of her image was the photographers card which read, “Davis & Co’s Origina 25 Cent Ambrotype and One Dollar Photograph Rooms, Cor. Washington & Winter St., Boston.
The Veteran
I purchased this sixth plate tintype of a grizzled vet in 2018. He was unidentified but I found him interesting. The subject sits before a canvas backdrop with a camp scene on it. His frock coat with eagle buttons is in excellent condition—probably new. The brim of his kepi is tilted upwards and there is unit insignia on top of his cap that is illegible. He wears a pinkie ring on one hand.
The Farmer
Meet Angelo W. Blake (1835-1925) of West Unity, Ohio. He was the son of Orrin and Caroline (Thomas) Blake. This tintype was one of the first that I purchased and it came with an identifier and indicated that it was taken in 1861. Angelo served in Co. D, 130th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) during the Civil War. This regiment was organized at Sandusky and mustered in on 13 May 1864 for 100 days service. They performed guard duty at the Confederate prison on Johnson’s Island, Sandusky Bay, until June 4th and then picket duty at Bermuda Hundred in Virginia. The unit lost 23 men during their brief service — all due to disease.
After receiving the 9th Plate image, I researched the subject and captured the information as I gathered it on a website I created under his name. See Angelo W. Blake, a documentary of my attempt to know A. W. Blake & his family.
In June, 2017, another image of Angelo—a daguerreotype from the early 1850s—was sold on e-Bay. See below.
