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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3 | 12 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4 | 8 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall) | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 1 | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Carlyle's laugh and other surprises | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall). You can also browse the collection for Robert F. Wallcut or search for Robert F. Wallcut in all documents.
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Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall), To Mrs. S. E. Sewall . (search)
To Mrs. S. E. Sewall. June 11, 1875.
Finding Robert F. Wallcut very desirous of a photograph of me, and having none to give him, I went to have some taken.
A neighbor here told me wonderful stories about a spirit-photographer.
So I thought I would go to him to have my photograph taken, and, without saying anything, see what would happen.
When he showed me the negative, I said, There is no other figure than my own on the plate.
Did you wish for any other?
he asked.
I thought to myself, So they don't come unless they are bargained for!
But I merely said, If any departed friends had been reflected on the plate, it would have been gratifying, of course.
It takes a longer time to procure the photographs of spirits, he replied, and therefore I charge as much for six as I do for twelve of the common kind.
I told him I would like to have him try, on condition that I neither took them, nor paid for them, unless there came the likeness of somebody I had known.
He demurred, and
Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall), Index. (search)