Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1999.14.99 |
Object Name |
Daguerreotype |
Title |
Adams House |
Description |
Daguerreotype of street with Adams House in center "The oldest known photograph, taken 1845, shows junction of what is today's Massachusetts Ave. and Mystic St. shortly before the coming of the railroad. The tracks would eventually require the destruction of the Deacon Joseph Adams house. Previously published drawings of the house have turned out to be heavy retouchings of this prmitive photographic image." See Richard Duffy's Images of America: Arlington, page 14. Note, this is an error and it was actually the William / John Adams House. See 1910.2.2A for reprint with more information. |
Date |
1840s |
Year Range from |
1840 |
Year Range to |
1845 |
People |
Adams, John (1612-1675) Adams, John (1751-1819) Adams, Joseph (1657-1701) Adams, Joseph (1688-1774) Adams, Joseph (1715-1794) Adams, William (1725-1787) Russell, Josiah H. Adams, William (1753-1820) Adams, William (1753-1820) Adams Russell Adams, Susanna |
Subjects |
Daguerreotypes Houses Photographs |
Search Terms |
Joseph Adams House Massachusetts Avenue Mystic Street Adams Family Old Adams House |
Print size |
3 5/8" x 4 3/8" |
Source |
Adams, Susanna |
Collection |
Prentiss-Winn Family Collection |
Copyright |
Rights status not evaluated. (CC BY-NC-ND) Non-commercial use only. |