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Preferred Citation

John Tyler daguerreotype, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Vito L. Bianco, in honor of his daughter Jillian Taylor Bianco

Processing Information

The collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions and acquisitions to the collection.

Biographical / Historical

The Daguerreotype is possibly of John Tyler, his son John Tyler, Jr. and an unidentified woman. John Tyler was the tenth United States President, serving from 1841 to 1845.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a Daguerreotype of three individuals, possible U.S. President John Tyler, his son John, Jr, and an unidentified woman. The daguerreotype was taken by J.H. Whitehurst.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Daguerreotype
• Tyler, John, 1790-1862
• Tyler, John, Jr. (1819-1896)