Here youâ€&#x;ll use an old photograph as the inspiration for your story, just like Whitfield Lovell has done+ Choose a photograph and consider what that personâ€&#x;s life was like+ Ask yourself where they might have lived, what work they did, and what sort of personality they might have had.
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John Hanson. c. 1856-1860. Library of Congress, LC-USZ6-1924.
Unidentified Woman. c. 1844-1860. Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-109878 .
Occupational portrait. c. 1853. Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-106400.
Occupational Portrait. c. 1850-1860. Library of Congress, LC-USZ6-2046 .
These images and more daguerreotypes can be found at the Library of Congress link in the Resources section.