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Benjamin F. Butler with a dog

Benjamin F. Butler with a dog Daguerreotype
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Daguerreotype by Lorenzo G. Chase, circa 1845-1847

Visible image: 7 cm x 5.5 cm; in case: 9.2 cm x 8 cm

From the Daguerreotype collection
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Sixth-plate daguerreotype in leather case of the Massachusetts legislator and governor Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Butler (1818-1893) with a dog. The photograph was taken ca. 1845-1847 by Lorenzo G. Chase of Boston, Mass.