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A Guide to the Governor Dolph Briscoe Alamo Daguerreotype, 1849
Historical NoteThe photographer of this daguerreotype is unknown. It is likely that it was given by Edward Miles, a local Bexar County official in the late 1840s and 1850s, to a family named Batterson of New England. It remained in private hands until it was sold to Governor Briscoe, who donated it to the Briscoe Center in 1993. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsCollection consists of one daguerreotype. This daguerreotype, estimated production date of 1849, is the earliest know documentation of the Alamo Chapel of San Antonio de Valero Mission. It is also presumed to be the earliest extant photographic image made in Texas. Showing the exterior façade of the chapel ruins, it is the only known photographic view of the Alamo made prior to its reconstruction in 1850. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsDue to the fragility of this item access is by appointment only. Copy prints are available for viewing. Contact repository for appointment. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationGovernor Dolph Briscoe Alamo Daguerreotype, 1849, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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