Portrait taken in New York, NY with the inscription 'Dr. W. B. Hallock', in a collection purchased in Sinclairville, NY. The back reads "Fredricks' Knickerbock Family Portrait Gallery, 770 Broadway, Cor. 9th Street".
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...