Abstract The Wilmer – Hoffman – Deford photograph collection consists of 28 photos and paintings of and collected by the various branches of the Wilmer, Hoffman, and Deford families. The earliest dated piece in the collection is a photo of a miniature depicting Mrs. Samuel Hoffman, painted in 1829 by Anna Peale. However, there are in the collection a few photographs depicting a set of much earlier miniatures. The majority of the collection appears to be from the 20th century, and includes pictures of...