1/4 Daguerreotype by MCELROY ID'd Siblings, Boy & Girl 1850s Prob Massachusetts photobooth the backs of the glass

the backs of the glass have been painted in "silhouette" style to create what is the "relievo" effect

earrings and necklace

Original 1870s cabinet card portrait of the famous clergyman and social reformer Henry Ward Beecher

but I was unable to find a date of death

or maybe they were in the area to celebrate The Colored People’s Festival

1/4 Daguerreotype by MCELROY ID'd Siblings, Boy & Girl 1850s Prob Massachusetts photobooth the backs of the glassNice 1 4 daguerreotype of a little boy and girl, the boy holding a book, the girl having long ringlet curls in her hair. Mat is stamped, McELROY.. unsure of the location, best guess is Massachusetts. I also have a second McElroy available in this shop, if interested. Inside of the case is the following writing in pencil: George Edwin Reed Aged 11 years May Adelaide Reed Aged 9 years Rensselaer (?) NY Presented by (?) Susan A. Reed There mother (?) Dag