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The National Portrait Gallery bought the earliest known photograph of an American first lady, a daguerreotype of Dolley Madison likely taken in 1846, for $456,000.
National Portrait Gallery Buys Dolley Madison Photo for $456,000
The portrait of the first lady, which was likely taken in 1846, will be part of an exhibition for the nation’s semiquincentennial.
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2024 at 4:58 PM
The National Portrait Gallery bought the earliest known photograph of an American first lady, a daguerreotype of Dolley Madison likely taken in 1846, for $456,000.
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Your regular reminder that the Heritage Foundation has a journalism fellowship that was funded by the Guardabassi family. Countess Guardabassi was a Palm Beach heiress who was one of the most generous benefactors of American fascists like Gerald LK Smith and Revilo Oliver in the Cold War era.
December 10, 2023 at 10:06 PM
Your regular reminder that the Heritage Foundation has a journalism fellowship that was funded by the Guardabassi family. Countess Guardabassi was a Palm Beach heiress who was one of the most generous benefactors of American fascists like Gerald LK Smith and Revilo Oliver in the Cold War era.