Pre-Civil War Brass Token of E. Jacobs, Daguerreotype Artist, New Orleans

Brass token from circa 1850, featuring on the obverse: E. Jacobs Daguerreotype Artist around a head of Liberty; and on the reverse: Daguerreotype Saloon. 93 Camp St. N.O. around an eagle. E. Jacobs was a New Orleans daguerreotypist active from 1851-1859, later succeeded by L.S. Lipman. The token is 29mm in size and has a plain edge. The description also includes an excerpt from the *Occident*, May 1848, mentioning E. Jacobs as a manager of the Hebrew Benevolent Association of New Orleans.

Associated People/Businesses

  • JACOBS, E.

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 10