A three quarter length portrait of a seated man facing forward resting one arm on a table. He wears a dark jacket and waistcoat over lighter trousers and a bow tie with high collars.

A pair with 29b. The leather hinge has parted.

A stereo portrait of a woman. Her hair is pulled back from a centre parting and she wears a jacket over a blouse with a patterned bow at the neckline.

Part of a family group of daguerreotypes and collodion positives acquired together and listed in Daguerreobase as numbers 001 to 016 in this collection. Thomas Olinthus Donaldson (born 10/10/1826) was in first son of Professor Thomas Leverton Donaldson and his wife Matilda. He served in the 2nd regiment of the East Indian Engineers. The engineers assisted in building the East Indian railway between circa 1845 and 1850. He married Maria Nethersole.

Part of a family group of daguerreotypes and collodion positives acquired together and listed in Daguerreobase as numbers 001 to 016 in this collection.