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Seth Eastman at Dighton Rock
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Horatio B. KingAmerican Daguerreotypist · 1820–1889
All works by this person →In 1849 Horatio B. King operated a daguerreotypy studio in Boston at 121 Washington Street. In 1850 he moved to Taunton, Massachusetts, where he maintained various studios and residences until 1876. On at least one occasion, he collaborated with draftsman and painter Seth Eastman near Taunton. Little else is known about his life or career.
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- July 7, 1853
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- Daguerreotype
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- American
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- Photographs
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Draftsman, painter, and watercolorist Seth Eastman appears seated atop the inscribed rock, a proper gentleman in high collar and vest contrasted with the natural setting and primitive, cryptic carvings. Eastman had been commissioned to illustrate Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's monumental book, *Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States.* Here Eastman collaborated with Horatio King, a local Taunton, Massachusetts, daguerreotypist, who made the photograph. Based on the information provided in this photograph, Schoolcraft concluded that the Native American inscriptions, which had been highlighted with white chalk so that they would show up more clearly in the photograph, dated from American prehistory.
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