1/6 daguerreotype of a man taken by Glenalvon (or Glenalvin) J. Goodridge, one of the first African American photographers in the United States. The imprint on the velvet mat reads "G.J. Goodridge, York, P."
Dag is in a full, complete case with separated covers. The seals look mostly in place, but they must have been opened at some point, because there is a vertical swipe on the plate from his hand up through his shirt... it's not heavy, and is mostly visible when tilting the image around. Plate is lightly tarnished with a tarnish ring, underside of the glass is dirty, but looks like it will clean well.
Dag is in a full, complete case with separated covers. The seals look mostly in place, but they must have been opened at some point, because there is a vertical swipe on the plate from his hand up through his shirt... it's not heavy, and is mostly visible when tilting the image around. Plate is lightly tarnished with a tarnish ring, underside of the glass is dirty, but looks like it will clean well.