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and the radical design of the book reflected the conference's utopian aims

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an unusually elaborate whist and "game" (I am really not sure what specific games) counter

as are the branches on the trees

Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait and the radical design ofI've been resisting buying daguerreotypes, in significant part because I have a very hard time photographing them well, but I really loved this serious looking couple with stack of books (his and hers and she's protecting hers!) resting on the table between them. A wonderful play of hands, and patterns, too, and I especially love the expression on her face, which seems a combination of keenly observant and self protective. With a bit of gilding at the