Bidspirit auction | E. Jacobs Brass Daguerreotype Token

E. Jacobs Brass Daguerreotype Token - Brass Dag token for E. Jacobs Daguerreotype Saloon 93 Camp St. New Orleans. In VG condition with reed edge. See photos. Measures 1” in diameter. E. Jacobs Daguerreotype Saloon was a premier 19th-century photography studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, operated by English-born photographer Edward Jacobs (1813–1892). Active in the city from 1844 to 1864, Jacobs solidified his reputation as one of the South's finest early photographic artists, capturing striking portraits of elite Southern families, children, and notable historical figures. From the Allen Koenigsberg collection.