National Portrait Gallery Buys Earliest Photo of US First Lady for $456K
The National Portrait Gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institution, has purchased a daguerreotype of Dolley Madison for $456,000 -- the early known photograph of a First Lady.
1846 Photo of America’s First First Lady is Set for Auction
A daguerreotype of the first First Lady of the United States and the earliest-known photograph of a First Lady is to be auctioned off with the current bid well above the asking price.