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Figure 4: Hooke & Co.
Maker: Francis Hooke (American, dates unknown)
Sitter/Subject: unknown
Genre: studio portrait
Process: daguerreotype
Dimensions: sixth plate
Date: 1850
Collection: Greg French
Notes: We can date this image precisely because of the label: Hooke and Co. of Philadelphia were only at this address in 1850.