Susan (McDaniels) Dadmun ambrotype, circa 1861
- Collection Name:
- Encased Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Susan (McDaniels) Dadmun ambrotype, circa 1861
- Creator:
- unidentified
- Creator Role:
- Photographer
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1970.51.56
- Object ID:
- 1970.51.56
- Date:
- circa 1861
- Type of Material:
- graphic material
- Physical Description:
- 1 ambrotype ; 3" x 2.5"
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Ambrotype portrait of Susan (McDaniels) Dadmun when she was about 17 years old in circa 1861. A note with the photograph from her husband, Josiah Dadmun, states this is "Susie McDaniels" and "This picture I carried in the Army in the days of the Rebellion. She was sixteen and seventeen years of age. When I returned she became the Bride of my youth. To Josephine, when she gets through with it give it to Helen - Nov. 4 ~1918~". Also included is a small newspaper clipping on the origin of the saying "Self-preservation is the first law of Nature".
- People:
- Dadmun, Susan, 1844-1936
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of the estate of Mrs. Frank C. Doble.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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