Posted on 09/14/2020 6:55:48 PM PDT by NRx
A collection of daguerreotype portraits of United States senators from southern states taken by Mathew Brady during the 1840's and 1850's
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Is Byedone’s picture there?
Are they all racists?
Some of them undoubtedly were.
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All crooks, probably.
Disagree with the titling. Should be “Democrat Senator” rather than “Democratic Senator”. Interesting that the pictures of Andrew Jackson only list his brief terms in the House and Senate without mention of his Presidency. Sort of the same for Sam Houston with party affiliation but no mention of being past President of Texas Republic. Houston’s picture looks the saddest of them all, he did not want what he saw coming, the US Civil War.
FYI, these daguerreotype portraits could required very long exposure times. Frequently there were hidden body braces to keep the person from moving.
You’re correct.
Thomas Hart Benton, Senator from Missouri 1821-1851
Thomas Hart Benton, Also from Missouri, 1889-1975, Famous American “Regionalist” painter
ROFL
The long exposure times is widely believed to be among the reasons most people did not smile in early photography.
I thought she would have looked more like Felicity Jones in Lincoln’s time.
The first set segues into the second set of portraits, so hang in there. About 5 minutes on each consecutive YouTubes.
Then it segues into old-time photos of American cities and streets which I would love to see, but right now it's way past my bedtime....and the viewing will have to wait.
Leni
You have to go further back for that. Nero’s time, but they didn’t have camera’s back then and the mural was destroyed in the fire.
Thomas Hart Benton, Also from Missouri, 1889-1975, Famous American “Regionalist” painter
Also swung both ways but really liked guys.
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