The Jim Crain Collection: Texas, California & the Old West

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2026-11-20 09:00:00 2026-11-20 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : The Jim Crain Collection: Texas, California & the Old West https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/the-jim-crain-collection-texas-california-the-old-west-23552 The lifetime collection of author and photo historian, Jim Crain (1939-2025). The catalog is exclusively devoted to antique photography with an emphasis on the Old West, California, Texas, and Native Americana from 1840-1900. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com

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Lot 752

[DAGUERREOTYPES] Sixth Plate Post Mortem Portrait

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Post-mortem portrait of an elderly man. Sixth plate daguerreotype. Geometric pressed paper case.

The subject is positioned in repose and captured in profile.

[Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards, Stereographs] [Funeralia, Death, Post Mortem Photography]

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Case split at hinge.

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The Jim Crain Collection: Texas, California & the Old West

[DAGUERREOTYPES] Sixth Plate Post Mortem Portrait

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