On this day (October 15) in the year 1841, the following announcement appeared in the "Boston Daily Evening Transcript": - - - - - - - - - DAGUERREOTYPE. Mr. H. I Abell, 123 Washington street, has shown us some beautiful photographic miniatures, which indicate that he has attained to great perfection in this novel and ingenious process of transferring a person's phiz to a silver plate, in considerably less than no time. One great excellence in his miniatures is the distinctness with which the features are delineated. Those who wish to see themselves as they are seen, have but to call at his room, and he will at any time show them up. -------------------------------------------------------------- 10-15-98