2 BROADBENT Daguerreotype Photo ID'd Sisters Philadelphia 1850s Lot emancipation She's wearing a special decorated

She's wearing a special decorated dress

raised geometric design on its covers

5” with some bends and some waviness in the emulsion on the doll on the right

but no IDs are known

this is possibly the earliest known photograph of the falls

2 BROADBENT Daguerreotype Photo ID'd Sisters Philadelphia 1850s Lot emancipation She's wearing a special decoratedTwo 6th plate daguerreotypes of Philadelphia sisters, one marked BROADBENT on the mat, both identified with period notes behind the cases. The woman with the Broadbent mat is identified as Mathilda Comley and the other appears to be Ann Comly. Both appear to be sealed and in very good condition. Any lines seen in my pics on Ann's photo are on the outside of the cover glass. Mathilda's case covers are separated, Ann's are intact but taped repaired.