On this day (September 19) in the year 1856, the following
advertisements appeared in the "Vermont Watchman & State Journal"
("issued simultaneously at Montpelier, Northfield, Waterbury, &c.";
Vol.L, No.43):
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         BARTLETT'S PRICE LIST OF
         DAGUERREOTYPES IN CASES,
                  -AT-
        258 1-2 Washington Street,
Third door North of Avon Place,. . Boston,
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ...40c
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ...50c
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ...73c
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..1.00
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..1.25
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..1.50
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..1.75
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..2.00
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..2.50
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..3.00
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..3.50
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..4.00
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..4.50
   DAGUERREOTYPES . . . $ ..5.00
                         AND UPWARDS
  Lockets, including Pictures, from $3 to $12, of supe-
rior quality.
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           A M B R O T Y P E ,
    DAGUERRIAN AND PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS,
            JOHN SAWYER & CO.,
123 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON, Importers and
Dealers in GLASS, PLATES, PAPERS, Cases, Frames
Lockets, Pure Chemicals, Collodion, Varnishes, &c.
Books on the art.   Orders promptly attended to.

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       D A G U E R R E O T Y P E S.
                _______
          S. O.  H E R S E Y ,
        State Street, Montpelier,
     (Over Ellis & Bancroft's Store.)

  Is Prepared to take DAGUERREOTYPES of the
largest sizes and best style, warranted good.  Come
and see.
    May 28, 1853                            32tf

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                   P A T E N T
               A M B R O T Y P E S.
                     --OR--
             Daguerrotypes in Glass.
                      ____

The Subscriber, having obtained the right for Mont-
pelier and vicinity is now prepared to take these
newly invented, beautiful and never changing pictures
in glass, which are altogether superior in beauty and
durability to either Daguerreotypes or Photographs, at
his Daguerrean Stand, over
         Ellis & Bancroft's Store State St.,
                  MONTPELIER, VT.
  The Ambrotype is taken upon the best Plate Glass,
and will resist the action of the elements, and retain
its brilliancy for ages.
  Daguerreotypes can be copied in this permanent and
beautiful style and enlarged to any size.

Prices varying from $2,00 to 15,00

  Please call and examine specimens, at his new, am-
ple and well furnished suit of rooms, which are not
equalled in any similar establishment out of the large
cities.                                 S. O. HERSEY.
  Montpelier, October 11, 1855.             d

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                 FREE OF CHARGE!!!

         TWO SPLENDID PARLOR ENGRAVINGS,

[text omitted]. . .

   Persons wishing views of their building engraved can
send a Daguerreotype or sketch of the building by
mail or express. . .
                 BYRAN & PIERCE.
      50 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
J.H. BYRAM.                          T. MAY PIERCE.
65:1y


(Original spelling/grammatical errors maintained. -G.E.)
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Posted for your enjoyment.      Gary W. Ewer       
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09-19-95