OP 49 - Emma Marcella Day, of Marion, Iowa, aet. 4,, 1856.

Item — Box: 9 A, Item: OP 49

Identifier: Series 3:

Staff Only

Series Scope and Content

From the Series:

Descriptions and numbering are taken from Olive Percival’s red catalog, and from her notations on photographs when available.

Dates

Creation: 1856.

Creator

From the Collection: Percival, Olive (Collector, Person)

Language of materials

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 67 boxes

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift to Olive Percival from Emma Marcella Day Byam, Los Angeles, 1932.

Physical Description

Daguerreotype, in stamped leather case (3.75 x 3.25 inches).

Note

Labeled: "OP 49". Born Mount Vernon, Iowa, 7 April 1852, died Los Angeles, California, 10 June 1932, married 1867: William Wallace Byam (1846-1918). Catalog: "Her father was one of the first contributors to Mount Vernon College--Established a scholarship. [Photograph] [t]aken [at Cedar Rapids] to give to her two Uncles (Amos and Samuel Day), leaving for California gold field".