1853                House of Robert Kennicutt, Coxsackie, New York.

1853 February 23.  The Coxsackie Union.  (Coxsackie, New York.)  February 23, 1853, Vol. II, No. 45, Whole No. 97, P. 3.

Delay not to secure Good Daguerreotypes Of yourselves and friends.  Many families bitterly regret having no likeness of their loved ones, who have passed away.  The fond father, the doting mother, the blooming child, the brother or the sister, are those who may soon be severed from the family connexion (sic.).  Are you willing they should sink to the grave, and you have no sun-painted memento of their familiar faces? No!  An afflicted father who had lost an amiable daughter was heard to say, “I would give all I am worth, and he was a very wealthy man, for a likeness of my child.  Reader, perhaps you cannot do a better thing, while your mind is upon the subject, than take an hour or two now, and visit the Artist, then you may at some future period have reason to feel grateful for these “Gentle Hints.”  Will this family attend to the matter without delay?—Why put it off when life is so uncertain.  The subscriber will be happy to see you at his rooms in the house of Robert Kennicutt to consult with you on the subject, to show you his specimens, and if you are suited, to take your Daguerreotypes.

Charges moderate, and Likenesses warranted to please.  Daguerreotypes, Paintings, Drawings, &c., copied.  Out-door Views and Miniatures of deceased persons, taken at the shortest notice.  For portraits of Adults by my process, and improved instruments, a cloudy day is quite as favorable as clear weather.  For children a clear day, between 11 and 2, is preferable.  In dress avoid white, blue or light pink.  Oscar Bronson.

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