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JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)

Bills issued by J.E. Mayall for photographs, with proof of purchase

12 - 27 Jun 1855

Loose, handwritten manuscript papers | 3 documents (5 pages) (whole object) | RA PPTO/PP/QV/PP2/12/5657/5

One bill lists portraits of Queen Victoria. The bills feature advertisements on the verso, inviting people to Mayall's Daguerreotype Portrait Galleries.

  • Creator(s)

    John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (writer)

    Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66) (addressee)

  • 3 documents (5 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    224 Regent Street
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • financial records
    Language(s)
    English
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