Skip to main content

Hollyday, J. Frisby with a Tilghman cousin, circa 1849

 Item — Box: 9
Identifier: CSPH 166

Dates

  • circa 1849

Extent

1 Photographic Prints : Cased daguerreotype ; 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

According to the envelope J. Frisby Hollyday died June 1849. There is a newspaper article attached to the inside of the Daguerreotype case. According to the article, Hollyday's death was sudden and surprising; he died before he was eighteen years old. Also according to the newspaper article he was a successful businessman and a man of amicable, benevolent character and of outstanding morals. The article speaks of him affectionately and ends with "He descends to the grave indeed lamented."

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750