{"product_id":"rare-portrait-of-j-carlos-gardiner-daguerreotype-photographer-mexico-1847-idd","title":"RARE Portrait of J. CARLOS GARDINER Daguerreotype Photographer Mexico 1847 ID'd","description":"\u003cp\u003e1\/4 daguerreotype of John Charles Gardiner (AKA Juan Carlos Gardiner, while in Mexico) a Cuban-born American photographer and interpreter in Mexico. He was in business with Betts for awhile and travelled with the US Army during the Mexican American War. He was in Mexico a few years, possibly continuing to work as a photographer and an interpreter for the Army, and working as a dentist, until returning to the US around 1851. See pics 2 and 3 for more bio info.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dag came out of a Virginia estate; the previous owner believed the man's name was John Charles Gardiner, based on family info, but had no proof of this... however, after receiving it and examining it closely I saw that he is identified on the silk pad. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ink on the pad is written:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Taken in 1847 (or 1846)\u003cbr\u003eTampico\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd below that, in very light period ink, is the signature\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"John Charles Gardiner\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you zoom in, you should be able to read it. Records do indicate that the US Army was in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, where Tampico is located, in 1846.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very rare image.. it's the only photo I have ever seen of Gardiner. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDag is in a full leather case, behind mat and cover glass. There is scattered tarnish, mold spiders, and a spot or two of corrosion. The case is intact but the covers are mostly separated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping TBD, probably FedEx overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Thanatos Archive Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408263901397,"sku":null,"price":19999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/4273\/3983\/files\/s-l1600_321829f5-9c94-461a-84a3-56364b46b993.webp?v=1763810504","url":"https:\/\/store.thanatos.net\/products\/rare-portrait-of-j-carlos-gardiner-daguerreotype-photographer-mexico-1847-idd","provider":"The Thanatos Archive Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}