[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 2 hand-tinted daguerreotypes of firefighters, including quarter plate and sixth plate images. 

Quarter plate hand-tinted daguerreotype studio group portrait of three firefighters. (Tarnish to perimeter, resealed.) Housed in full leather case with floral motif (scuffs to extremities, hinge rebacked). The three firefighters wear distinctive hand-colored red jackets with dark lapels and an unidentified badge. They hold an axe, a fireman's hook, and firemen's trumpets, including a double trumpet. (Included is dealer's description from 1979). 

[With:] Sixth plate hand-tinted daguerreotype studio portrait of a firefighter. (Tarnish to perimeter (original seal partially intact, tarnish to perimeter.) Housed in full leather case with floral motif (scuffs to extremities). The young firefighter wear a hat, a red hand-tinted jacket, and holds an axe. His trumpet with red tassels is placed on a table next to him.

[Also with:] Three copies of Mirror of an Era: The Daguerreotype in Virginia. [Norfolk, VA]: The Chrysler Museum, 1989. 5 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. exhibition pamphlet which illustrates the group portrait.