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Man in Order of United American Mechanics Apron and Collar
ca. 1850
Maker not marked
USA: Pennsylvania
Daguerreotype in case: glass, metal, velvet, leather
Museum Purchase
88.41

Daguerreotype of an unidentified man in Order of United American Mechanics regalia (apron and collar); apron inscribed "O.U.A.M" on flap, "[Ju]niata Council No. 4[1]" below with square and compasses enclosing arm and hammer. Half case.


The subject of this portrait wears the regalia of the Order of United American Mechanics. He belonged to Juniata Council No. 41 in Perry County, Pennsylvania.