Photography, which began with the dageurrotype in 1839, was a booming enterprise by the time of the Civil War (1861-1865). Having one’s photograph “taken” was quicker and much less expensive than having a portrait painted by an artist. George Sheldon (1818-1916) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was in Boston in the 1860s as a representative to the General Court from Deerfield and probably sat for this picture by the Boston photographers, the Fisher Brothers.
Fisher Brothers, photographer. George Sheldon (1818-1916). Photograph. 1863. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-2744-16/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.
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