Augustus Washington (1820-1875 Connecticut) Half Plate Daguerreotype of Man with Yoked Oxen. Circa late 1840's or early 1850's. Augustus Washington studio brass mat surrounds image and reads 'A WASHINGTON' in one corner and '136 MAIN HARTFORD-CT' in another corner. Augustus Washington was one of the few African-American daguerreotypists whose career has been well documented. No case. Overall measurements are 5 5/8 x 4 3/8''. Scattered oxidation throughout and around brass mat.