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Three-Story House with Classical Porch

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Date: about 1851
Medium: Daguerreotype
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Pride of ownership was undoubtedly the primary reason that the owners of this house commissioned this daguerreotype. They probably also wanted to record its extensive remodeling, including a trellised arbor on the side of the house, visible under the tree at right. Three family members stand on the massive, newly built front porch dominated by columns. A servant steadies the family's two-wheeled cart and horse in the foreground. The photographer created this scene of American prosperity by placing his camera at a high level, where it encompassed all the details of the property.

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