1/4 Daguerreotype Man Wearing Mourning Hat ~ Rare Traveling Photographer HELIA Hawaii little girl identified on the

little girl identified on the back as Nannie Elizabeth Bost

and I recognize that hashtag looking symbol thing on her shoulder as something used in tailoring/sewing

Babbidge (1831-1896)

possibly a sheriff's badge

1/4 Daguerreotype Man Wearing Mourning Hat ~ Rare Traveling Photographer HELIA Hawaii little girl identified on the1 4 daguerreotype of an important looking man wearing a top hat with an extra wide band, possibly a crepe mourning band. On the table next to him is a book or ledger. On the pad is "Taken by HELIA", a hard to find photographer who operated out of his traveling daguerrean wagon. Dag is in overall very good condition with tarnish ring and light tarnish, and a corrosion spot at the very top of his hat. There are a few tiny mat abrasions within the