1855/00/00 Isaac Brown and his wife Eliza

1855/00/00 Isaac Brown and his wife Eliza

ca. 1855

Unknown photographer

Hand-colored cased photograph (daguerreotype, 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"), of mixed heritage Wyandot couple. Isaac Brown (1826-) was the son of Adam Brown, Jr. and brother of Nancy Brown Guthrie. Eliza (1830-) wears a wide brim hat and long shawl. A wampum belt with a stylized bird pattern hangs down from her hat and extends over her shoulders. See attached file, "The Oral Transmission of Wyandot Tradition."

[1] Color image: Debbi Snook, "Ohio's Trail of Tears," The Plain Dealer, July 6-12, 2003. Separate reprint designed by Amanda Hamann. p. 15.

[2] Black and white image: http://img.kansasmemory.org/thumb500/00090779.jpg

Cased photograph (daguerreotype)