c1855 daguerreotype of Fort Mackinac, Michigan
Toronto. Cindy Motzenbecker of MiPHS fame, sent me an image the other day of an early Daguerreotype of the Fort on Mackinac Island (where the Great Lakes Michigan and Huron come together). Cindy spoke with us via ZOOM back in April on ‘Vintage Occupational Photography’ illustrated with her personal collection of photos.
The Fort has a storied history of French, British and American ownership predating the formation of Canada as a country. After the American civil war, the area became the second ever American National Park, later to be turned over to the state of Michigan. The Fort, still preserved, is the finest Revolutionary era fort in America. The fort is located on Mackinac Island in Lake Huron near the American shoreline.
The quarter plate daguerreotype (c1855 or later) was sold at the Hindman auction for an astounding sum of about $30,000 USD!
