Daguerreotype portrait of Mary Whitaker Dobbin (1833-1883), daughter of Nathaniel B. Whitaker, Sr. (1898-1844), of Baltimore. In 1859, she married Joseph Townsend Dobbin (1836-1864), a partner in the Baltimore American. Their children were: Joseph Townsend; Ann Whitaker (1863-1866); and Robert Joseph (1863-1875). She died at her home on West Biddle Street, having outlived all of…

Portrait of Mary Whitaker Dobbin

Description

Daguerreotype portrait of Mary Whitaker Dobbin (1833-1883), daughter of Nathaniel B. Whitaker, Sr. (1898-1844), of Baltimore. In 1859, she married Joseph Townsend Dobbin (1836-1864), a partner in the Baltimore American. Their children were: Joseph Townsend; Ann Whitaker (1863-1866); and Robert Joseph (1863-1875). She died at her home on West Biddle Street, having outlived all of her children.

Date

undated

Collection Number

CSPH

Dimensions

3 in x 3 1/2 in

Object ID

CSPH 040

Resource ID

4136

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.