Return to Image List   William Bell - 'To Make a Daguerreotype', and Receipt for Rouge Full Size Contact: Alex Novak and Marthe Smith Email: info@vintageworks.net Phone: +1-215-822-5662 Company: Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd. Company: 258 Inverness Circle Company: Chalfont, PA   18914   USA URL: http://www.vintageworks.net Ref.#: 1963 Price: $1,200 Medium: Manuscript (ephemera) Mount: unmounted Image Date: 1900c Print Date: 1900c Dimensions: 11 x 8 in. (279 x 203 mm) Photo Country: United States (USA) Photographer Country: United States (USA) Description: Unique two page written manuscript by the noted Philadelphia daguerreotypist, together with a receipt for the purchase of rouge. Written in the hand of William Bell (1830-1910). Bell was a daguerreotypist in Philadelphia 1852-1860, and then became a partner of McClees. After the Civil War, Bell was chief Photographer for the Army Medical Museum, taking the now famous photographs of the war wounded. In 1872, Bell was the official photographer for the Wheeler Survey of the West. Late in his life Bell wrote a series of articles on photography of which these may have been his drafts. From the Bell Family, a gift to the Daguerreian Society Auction by David and Jane Turano-Thompson. Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. Pennsylvania and New York buyers must pay appropriate sales tax. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.