Spectacular 1/6th Plate Post-Mortem Ambrotype Photo of John Whaley, Died 1856, With Bonus Ambrotype of His Wife 20240718 but the cover does not

but the cover does not fully close

though it does have some yellowing discoloration on several of the keys

so this machete may have come from a Spanish-speaking market

The mask was intended to protect the user against ammonia poisoning

Spectacular 1/6th Plate Post-Mortem Ambrotype Photo of John Whaley, Died 1856, With Bonus Ambrotype of His Wife 20240718 but the cover does notWhen I went to look behind this ambrotype post mortem, I found that the backing being used was a ruby ambrotype of a woman, flipped backwards. Paper clippings with the photos identity the couple, presumably, as John Whaley (Died 1856) and wife Mary Brown Whaley (Died 1890), Parents of Robert H. Whaley.