Frank Bell Governor, Nevada State Prison Warden Rare 1850s Ambrotype Political mourning The daguerreotypes are in overall

The daguerreotypes are in overall very good or better antique condition

you will see some other photos available that were purchased along with this album

measuring 1

the tintype feels a bit smaller but it's very tightly fit into the paper sleeve and I don't want to try to force it out

full case with separated covers

Frank Bell Governor, Nevada State Prison Warden Rare 1850s Ambrotype Political mourning The daguerreotypes are in overallRare original sixth plate ambrotype of Francis "Frank" Jardine Bell, photographedby Broadbent in Philadelphia, probably right before he headed off to Nevada atthe early age of just 18, to supervise the construction of the transcontinentaltelegraph line. He would become a telegraph operator, and telegraphed Nevada'sConstitution to Washington, D. C. in 1864, later becoming the 6th governor ofNevada (and first foreign born governor)and warden of the