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Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Ambrotype

Photograph

1/6th plate cases ambrotype of an elderly woman. She wears a dark dress, with white collar, small gold brooch (colored gold), rosy cheeks, and parted hair dressed with wired head dressing. Case is embossed leather, hinge intact, with age-appropriate wear to leather. Inside is embossed crimson velvet. Plate glass is cracked in several places, with shattering. Face remains intact.

2025.35.031

Ambrotype

Elderly woman, seated.

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Photograph

1855 - 1860

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