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Tintype of a seated man

A tintype portrait depicting a man seated. He wears a shirt and jacket and has a scarft draped losely over his shoulders. His hat is off and resting on his left knee. Photograph is enclosed in a cardboard frame with an oval window and red decorative border. The back of the frame has a small tear.

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Tintype of a seated man in front of a buggy

Tintype depicting man seated in front of buggy wearing jacket, vest, and hat. He sits with hands folded in his lap with left leg crossed over right. The images is extremely faded and hard to see. Plate is clipped at top and bottom left corners.

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Tintype of a seated unidentified girl

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A tintype portrait of an unidentified young girl captured by photographer John Green. She is seated, wearing a dark dress with a light colored patterned scarf at her neck. The dress has long sleeves and a wide ruffle at its hem. The girl has her right elbow propped up on an arm rest and her left hand resting in her lap. She gazes directly at the viewer. The tintype is attached to a faded rectangul

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Tintype of a seated woman

Tintype depicting a woman seated with left hand resting on back of chair. She wears a dark dress with buttons down the front and a bow at the collar. Her hair is pulled back by a wrap or similar element. Hair at her temples appears white. Photograph has scratches and abrasions overall, but particularly on sitter's right shoulder. Top, right, and bottom edges are dark and may not have been exposed

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Tintype of a seated woman

Tintype depicting a woman seated with her right arm resting on a chair's armrest and left arm laying in her lap. The woman is wearing a plaid dress with white buttons down the front. She wears a ring on her right ring finger. Plate is clipped at top and bottom left corners.

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Tintype of a seated woman

Small tintype depicting a seated woman. The woman wears a striped dress and checkered scarf tied around her neck. She also wears a white head piece and earrings. Photograph is hand-colored with pink on her cheeks and lips. Top, left, and bottom edges of the plate is dark, possibly because it was not exposed during photography process.

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Tintype of a seated young woman

A hand tinted tintype photograph of a young woman, seated. This portrait depicts a young woman sitting with her left arm draped over an armrest at her side. Wearing a plaid dress, her right hand resting in her lap, she gazes directly at eh viewer. Her image has been tinted by hand, highlighting her dress collar and cuffs with white detailing to resemble lace. Gold paint is used to give her a round

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Tintype of a woman

H x W: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)

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Tintype of a woman

H x W: 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (8.9 x 6 cm)

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Tintype of a woman

A tintype of an unidentified African American woman sitting at a table. She wears a hat, necklace, dress, and rings on her right ring and index fingers. The plate is housed in a mat frame. On the back of the mat, the maker's stamp has been applied numerous times in different alignments.

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Tintype of a woman

A tintype of an unidentified African American woman wearing a longsleeve dress with a lace collar. The plate has tinted: her earrings and the ring on her left middle finger are painted gold, her cheeks are painted pink, and her belt is painted teal. She holds a kerchief in her left hand and rests her other hand on her lap.

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Tintype of a woman

H x W: 2 7/8 x 2 in. (7.3 x 5.1 cm)

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