Half plate daguerreotype of Hall McAllister (1825-1888) and his wife, matted and housed in wall frame, 4.75 x 6 in., with typed label affixed on verso identifying the subjects as Father and Mother/ Mr. and Mrs. Hall McAllister. McAllister was one of the first (and wealthiest) attorney’s in California, practicing there from 1849 until his death. A leader of the California Bar, his statue is located at City Hall in San Francisco. His father, Matthew Hall McAllister (1800-65) was Mayor of Savannah, a Georgia state senator, and, in 1855, the first Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of California. His brother, Ward McAllister (1827-95), was a S.F. Attorney and NY Socialite who coined the phrase “The Four Hundred.” Given his wife’s age, we would presume that the daguerreotype was taken in the mid-1850s, and therefore most likely taken in San Francisco. This may be one the earliest known photographs of McAllister. Condition: Vertical wipes along right and left edges of plate; some light spotting on plate and mat; some surface wear to wall frame.
Half plate daguerreotype of Hall McAllister (1825-1888) and his wife, matted and housed in wall frame, 4.75 x 6 in., with typed label affixed on verso identifying the subjects as Father and Mother/ Mr. and Mrs. Hall McAllister. McAllister was one of the first (and wealthiest) attorney’s in California, practicing there from 1849 until his death. A leader of the California Bar, his statue is located at City Hall in San Francisco. His father, Matthew Hall McAllister (1800-65) was Mayor of Savannah, a Georgia state senator, and, in 1855, the first Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of California. His brother, Ward McAllister (1827-95), was a S.F. Attorney and NY Socialite who coined the phrase “The Four Hundred.” Given his wife’s age, we would presume that the daguerreotype was taken in the mid-1850s, and therefore most likely taken in San Francisco. This may be one the earliest known photographs of McAllister. Condition: Vertical wipes along right and left edges of plate; some light spotting on plate and mat; some surface wear to wall frame.
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