This daguerreotype of Queen Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili of Hawai'i fits in the palm of your hand. Photographed here in about 1853–54, she wears earrings and necklaces that have been hand-painted gold. Queen Kalama became the queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawai’i when she married King Kamehameha III on February 14, 1837. She was an adept businesswoman, eventually owning 22,000 acres on the windward side of Oahu where she established a sugar plantation. Today, a beach there in Kailua bears her first name, which means “light” or “torch.” This hand-colored daguerreotype is a one-of-a-kind image on a mirrored silver-coated plate. This early photographic process was one of the first widely used after the invention of photography. . . . 🏷: #AAPHIHM #AAPIhistory #Photography #GettyMuseum