1847                Room over E. & T. G. Birdseye’s Store, Birmingham (Derby), Connecticut.

1847 October 14.  The Derby Journal.  (Birmingham,(Derby) Connecticut.)  October 14, 1847, Vol. I, No. 42, P. 3.

Daguerreotypes.  C. C. Beers Respectfully informs the inhabitants of Birmingham and its vicinity, that an opportunity is now offered for obtaining a true and perfect Likeness, by calling at his room. Over E. & T. G. Birdseye’s store.  Call soon, as his stay is limited to a few days.

Surprising art! by which we lend

Our countenance to absent friend,

Or leave a token for the bower,

Where love laments the parting hour;

By which the child who absent hies

Gladdens the parent’s longing eyes;

Our parents, as the child doth roam,

Cheers him with memories of home.  Sept. 30.