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Ambrotypes

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ellet, Cabell, and Hopkins families photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS29
Scope and Content

This collection consists of portraits of members of the Ellet, Cabell, and Hopkins families. The portrait of Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell (VIS 29.8) was produced by Marcus Aurelius Root (1808-1888), a well-known daguerreian, who worked primarily in Philadelphia and New York. Some of the albumen cards were produced by Linnie Condon, a late nineteenth century female photographer working in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: approximately 1850-1880, undated